William J. Hickey, III inducted into LPIA Hall of Fame

LPIA has inducted William J. Hickey, III, president, Smyth Companies, Inc. as the eighth recipient of the LPIA Hall of Fame award. Hickey was inducted during the November 2007 LPIA Fall Management Conference.

Hickey has been with his family business since 1979 working in a variety of capacities including sales, sales management, operations management, and president. Smyth Companies is a family-owned label and promotions company that has been in business since 1877. The current Hickey generation is the fourth generation to own this business. Smyth has five manufacturing plants with approximately 425 employees located in St Paul, Minnesota; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Austin, Minnesota; Bedford, Virginia and Golden, Colorado. Smyth services major consumer goods companies throughout North America.

Hickey is a graduate of the University of St Thomas, St Paul, Minnesota. He has a B.A. in business finance, and an MBA in business/marketing.

Hickey serves on a number of boards and committees for various civic and charitable organizations including: United Way, Boy Scouts of America, Minnesota State Handball Association as well as local church and school groups. He is the current chairman of the LPIA Board of Directors.