Exhibit 99.2

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                Contact:   Stephen E. Hare
                                                Executive Vice President and CFO
                                                (804) 287-5685


              Cadmus Elects Keith Hamill to its Board of Directors
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Richmond, VA, January 31, 2002 - Cadmus Communications Corporation (NASD/NM:
CDMS) today announced that Keith Hamill, 49, has been elected to its board of
directors. His election increases the number of directors to twelve.

Mr. Hamill, a chartered accountant, is based in England and serves as chairman
and as non-executive director of several United Kingdom listed companies
including Bertram Books Group Ltd., a book distributor. Previously, he served as
Group Finance Director and Chairman of WH Smith, a leading UK retailer of books,
stationery and magazines. He received a BA from the University of Nottingham.

Bruce V. Thomas, President and CEO of Cadmus, commented, "We are delighted to
welcome Keith Hamill to our board. We believe his extensive background in the
books and magazines industries will be valuable as we continue to strengthen our
Publication Services business. In addition, Keith brings financial expertise and
experience in international business that will be useful to us as we compete in
an increasingly global environment."

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Cadmus Communications Corporation provides end-to-end, integrated graphic
communications services to professional publishers, not-for-profit societies and
corporations. Cadmus is the world's largest provider of content management and
production services to scientific, technical and medical journal publishers, the
fourth largest publications printer in North America, and a leading national
provider of specialty packaging products and services. Additional information
about Cadmus is available at www.cadmus.com.

Statements made in this release relating to Cadmus' future prospects and
performance are "forward-looking statements" that are subject to risks and
uncertainties, both known and unknown, that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Discussion of
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from management's
projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations may include factors that are
beyond the Company's ability to control or estimate precisely, such as estimates
of future market conditions and the behavior of other market participants. Other
potential risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to: (1) the
overall economic environment in North America, (2) our ability to develop and
market new capabilities and services to take advantage of technology changes in
the publishing process, especially for scientific, technical and medical
journals, (3) significant price decreases in the markets in which we compete,
(4) the loss of significant customers or the decrease in demand from customers,
(5) our ability to continue to obtain improved efficiencies and lower production
costs, (6) adverse changes in our product sales mix, (7) the impact of industry
consolidation among key customers, (8) our ability to successfully complete
certain consolidation initiatives and effect other restructuring actions, and
(9) our ability to operate profitably and effectively with high levels of
indebtedness. Other risk factors are detailed from time to time in our
Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The information provided in this
conference call is provided only as of the date of the release, and we undertake
no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made therein.