Appointments

Resolute appoints Remi Lalonde CFO

Resolute Forest Products Inc. today announced the appointment of Remi Lalonde as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Jo-Ann Longworth, who will be retiring after a distinguished career, including the past seven years as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Resolute.

Mattias Byström named Esko President

Esko has appointed Mattias Byström President, effective January 1, 2019, succeeding Udo Panenka who is leaving the company to pursue new opportunities, the company explains.

MPS Systems appoints Atze Bosma CEO

MPS Systems, the Dutch-based manufacturer of flexo, offset, and hybrid printing presses, has named Atze Bosma its new CEO.

Divicor team welcomes Roger Gouveia

Roger Gouveia is joining the Divicor team, where he will be leading business growth in Central and Western Canada. He brings over 20 years of experience in the chemical distribution industry with extensive knowledge of the graphic arts market, the company explains.

New Komori restructuring focuses on service

L to R: Henning Matz, Director of Service; Isamu Sato, Vice President of Service; and Daniel Shinomiya, Service Project Manager.

Komori America today announced the restructure of its service department to help better align its operations with the company’s Vision 20/20 initiative, a concept that intends to meet the needs of a changing print industry with products that drive greater efficiency and proactive service that exceeds customer expectations.

Steve Lynn to lead Fujifilm Inkjet Sales teams

Fujifilm North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division is welcoming the return of Steve Lynn in the new role of Director of Inkjet Sales, leading all inkjet sales initiatives in the Commercial and Sign & Display segments.

Steve Daigle joins HP Indigo team

HP Canada has announced the addition of Steve Daigle to the General Commercial Sales team. Responsible for HP Indigo’s full product line in Eastern Canada, as well as the HP PageWide web press solutions, Daigle brings with him 25 years of experience in the industry.

Stickney named Jet Marking Systems General Manager

Jet Marking Systems (JMS), a provider of label application solutions and ancillary equipment, is welcoming Dan Stickney as General Manager where he will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s business operations, client relations and strategic direction.

Contiweb appoints Chuck Irons VP Americas

Contiweb has appointed Chuck Irons Vice President for The Americas, where he will oversee the company’s North and South American operations, including sales, customer support, customer service and parts supply.

EFI appoints Bill Muir new CEO

The Board of Directors of Electronics For Imaging (EFI) has named William (Bill) D. Muir as its new Chief Executive Officer. Muir was most recently the Chief Operating Officer of Jabil, a product solutions company.

SAi promotes Johnson to Worldwide Marketing Director

SA International (SAi), a provider of software solutions for the signmaking, digital printing and CNC machining industries, has promoted Michelle Johnson to Director of Worldwide Marketing.

Sun Chemical names Myron Petruch Pres/CEO

Sun Chemical has appointed Myron Petruch President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2019.

Dave Gelvin named Memjet SVP Customer Success

Memjet has hired Dave Gelvin as Senior Vice President of Customer Success. In this newly created role, Gelvin will oversee the training and support of Memjet OEM partners to make sure they have the resources needed to build Memjet-powered printers with the speed, quality and affordability needed to meet market demands.

Gary A. Jones joins SGIA team

The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) is welcoming environmental, health and safety (EHS) expert Gary A. Jones as the Director of Environmental, Health and Safety Affairs.

Xeikon names Robert Welford VP R&D

Xeikon is welcoming Robert Welford as its new Vice President of Research and Development, where he will also the company’s Leadership Team. In his new position, Welford will run the Research and Development Department which includes engineering, ink and toner competence centres, print process and the project management office.