HP Canada has made a series of new executive appointments, to take effect on November 1, within its Imaging and Printing Group (IPG), which includes a new operation called Commercial Sales.
“We are excited to announce several changes in our IPG business management structure that will create multiple synergies for us to deliver printing innovations to the market,” stated Lloyd Bryant, Vice President and General Manager, Imaging and Printing Group.
Gary Drysdale assumes the role of VP, Managed Enterprise Services (MES), and will be responsible for HP Managed Print Services (MPS) and Enterprise Sales. Drysdale has held various senior positions with HP Canada over the past 15 years and will be moving over from the LaserJet and Enterprise Solutions Group. Drysdale replaces Janet LeMare, who will retire after a 22-year career with HP.
Serge Leger replaces Drysdale and assumes the role of VP, LaserJet & Enterprise Solutions, with accountability for Category Marketing and Business Development. Responsibility for Wholesale and Distribution business also moves into his organization. Leger moves over from HP Consumer Sales where he was responsible for the management of the IPG business within the retail sector, as well as for Inkjet hardware and supplies. Leger joined HP in 1988 and has held various sales positions across different regions in Canada.
Anita Grassl replaces Leger and assumes the role of VP, Inkjet and Web Solutions, with accountability for Category Marketing, Business Development, Retail Sales and Second Tier solutions. Grassl previously held the position of VP, IPG Canada Channel Sales and Aftermarket Supplies, focused on the Commercial VAR Channel and Supplies Distribution Partners.
Patrick Harrison assumes the lead of a newly created team as Vice President, Commercial Sales. He will be responsible for overseeing all commercial outbound and inside sales, nationally. The commercial channel business, previously led by Grassl, moves into his organization. Harrison is 20-year HP veteran, who previously served as National Sales Manager for IPG.
Focusing on HP Canada’s Graphic Solutions Market, Mark Lehmann, VP, Large Format Printing Business, will now be responsible for management of both Designjet and Scitex building on the synergies across the two segments. Lehmann has 23 years of sales and management experience in the IT industry, with more than nine years at HP Canada.
Danny Ionescu, VP, Sales and Marketing, Graphic Arts, will now be focused on managing HP Canada’s Webpress and Indigo businesses.
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