Business - Appointments

Duomedia clients now have additional support to bolster their online presence after the company recruited Stan Lemmens. In his new role, Stan will focus on new digital media technologies, including search engine PR, and will offer expert practical support to clients wanting to develop their online communications. He will also be involved in Duomedia’s new strategic service offering, including media training, and will support the team on business development in graphic arts and packaging markets.

Stan has been involved in the graphic arts industry for more than 25 years. He began his career as a technical prepress specialist before moving into marketing and PR at Artwork Systems/Enfocus and EskoArtwork (both still duomedia clients) in 2004. As Marketing Manager, Stan focused on design, packaging and brand owner/design markets, as well as new media technologies.

Stan lectures at Belgian universities that specialize in graphic arts, photography and science. He’s also a popular speaker and moderator at seminars, conferences and other industry events.

“Stan will give us the client’s perspective and a better understanding of the challenges they face,” says Anja D’Hondt, Managing Partner and Founder of Duomedia. “And his strong technical and marketing expertise means he is perfectly placed to help clients with their PR and marcom programmes.”

Outside of work, Stan’s varied interests include sailing, photography and playing the guitar. He’s also very keen on Macs and cutting-edge design.

Stan is a very welcome addition to the Duomedia team. His motto is: “Believe in what you can, since you can do more than you believe!”

Ronen Zioni has been appointed HP’s marketing director for its Graphics Solutions Business in EMEA. Based in Barcelona, Spain, Zioni with his team will provide cross-portfolio marketing support to the three businesses of GSB across the EMEA region to continue to drive awareness and support growth of its HP Designjet, HP Indigo and IHPS and HP Scitex business units. 

Zioni holds a degree in Economics and Business Management at Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel, and has worked in the printing industry since 2001. He has wide range of expertise and experience in business management, direct and channel sales, marketing and business development. His previous role was EMEA aftermarket business manager, Sign and Display for HP Scitex.

HP today announced new executive appointments within its Graphic Solutions Business (GSB) as part of its strategy to drive the transformation of analog to digital printing. 

HP GSB Senior Vice President Christopher Morgan has promoted two veteran HP executives, Sumeer Chandra and Francois Martin, to lead the global marketing effort.

Print's new business models

"Digital colour printing has created new, effective business models with personalisation, on-demand production, simplified supply chains and improved sustainability for print," said Chandra, the new GSB vice president, Worldwide Marketing and Strategy. "As a leading digital colour printing solutions provider, HP is helping print service providers and their customers understand the distinct advantages of digital technology and how it can transform their business."    

Chandra was previously vice president, Strategy and Planning, for the HP Imaging and Printing Group.

Martin, the new GSB director of Worldwide Marketing reporting to Chandra, previously served as GSB marketing director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region and as EMEA current business manager for HP's Indigo digital press division.

"The market is rapidly becoming aware that HP's digital printing solutions are changing the industry in a way that affects how printing companies and their clients look at printing. Ideas now can take any shape – virtual or tangible, mass communicated or personalised," said Martin. "Our goal now is to clearly establish HP's industry leadership and market the benefits of digital to an expanding audience – from print service providers and technical design professionals to creative agencies and brand owners."

Dynamic growth opportunities

Digital colour printing continues to be the significant growth factor in the global graphic arts industry. Overall volume for HP-printed digital colour pages for example, has continued to achieve sizeable increases, particularly when compared to trends in the analog printing market.

HP's marketing strategy focuses on application areas where digital printing's benefits can have the greatest impact, including:

• Advertising, marketing and direct mail – applications that benefit from digital printing's ability to produce personalised materials for a higher return on investment 
• Publishing – a segment that is transforming to digital, print-on-demand technology to reduce waste, print overruns and warehousing expenses associated with analog printing
• Labels and packaging – where HP Indigo print quality creates greater shelf impact, and solutions for flexible packaging, shrink sleeves, in-mold labels and folding cartons offer additional options for brand owners and design agencies
• Signage and display – an area that is evolving from solvent to latex and UV printing for greater flexibility and reduced environmental impact in creating materials for indoor and outdoor use
• Technical design – a market that relies on HP's large-format and 3D printing solutions for mechanical CAD, architecture and engineering applications to print and share blueprints, prototypes and other technical materials.

 

Mutoh America Inc. proudly hires Mike Gorczak as its Central Regional Sales Manager.  Gorczak’s background in sales, marketing and computer science makes him a perfect fit for his new position.
 
Working under the guidance of the Director of Sales: Gary Rudnick, Gorczak will be responsible for creating and managing sales in the Midwest. He will maintain relationships with Mutoh dealers and customers, while increasing brand awareness.
 
Gorczak will also be responsible for setting up and working out of Mutoh’s new printer demonstration site, outside of Chicago, Illinois in Rolling Meadows.

Prior to his new position, Gorczak worked for Océ, a leading provider of document management and printing for professionals. Throughout his career at Océ, Gorczak worked in marketing and eventually moved into sales. He was given the “President’s Club” award numerous times for outstanding sales numbers. Gorczak plans to bring his marketing, sales and industry knowledge to his new position with Mutoh.

“I am looking forward to furthering my career in the printing industry with Mutoh,” shares Gorczak. “My goal is to increase communication with our dealers and end-users by focusing on the needs of their companies and increasing brand awareness. I want to make it easy for the print industry to grow their businesses and use Mutoh as a means to increase their bottom lines.”

Preceding his new position with Mutoh, Gorczak received a Masters in Marketing from The University of Phoenix, and a degree in Computer Science from Benedictine University.

In line with its commitment to serving screen, wide format and digital printers in the Americas, FESPA has announced the appointment of Jose Luis Anaya Buenrostro to the position of Sales Manager for its operations in Mexico and Latin America.

Anaya Buenrostro joins FESPA ahead of the first FESPA Americas pan-regional event taking place in Orlando, Florida (24-26th February 2011), and the fourth FESPA Mexico at the Centro Banamex, Mexico City (18-20 August 2011). He has a track record of financial and project management for international corporations including Office Max de Mexico and Pepsi Bottle Inc (New York, USA). With a background in banking, finance and investment projects, he has had success in financial planning and operational management roles.

Most recently he held the position of Commercial and Appraisal Project Manager at ATEC S.A. de C.V. In this role Anaya Buenrostro oversaw the development of markets and products and drove forward new company policies. As well as undertaking the company’s marketing and strategic planning, he led them in establishing a new telemarketing operation, and saw an increase in sales of 20 per cent.

Commenting on the appointment, Nigel Steffens, FESPA’s Managing Director, Corporate & Associations says, Anaya Buenrostro’s background and education will be a significant asset to FESPA in Mexico and Latin America. His breadth of experience with some of the world’s largest firms, such as Afore and ING, will help us to develop FESPA’s regional operations in exciting new directions. In particular, I believe he will make great contributions to the management of FESPA exhibitions in these regions.”

In his new role Anaya Buenrostro is tasked with the implementation of exhibition sales campaigns, and will undertake an ongoing evaluation of the regional marketplace in the interests of FESPA’s regional stakeholders. Anaya Buenrostro will have regular contact with FESPA’s clients, cementing existing relationships while building new contacts across the region.

“I’m looking forward to this challenging new position,” says Anaya Buenrostro. “It is exciting to have the opportunity to contribute to a global organization like FESPA. I am particularly interested in FESPA’s policy of reinvestment, and the educational opportunities it provides for the international print community.”

American Reprographics Company, the USA's leading provider of reprographics services and technology, today announced that Senior Vice President of National Operations, Dilantha "Dilo" Wijesuriya, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Wijesuriya previously ran the regional operations and led the Company's international business development efforts. He will continue to report to K. "Suri" Suriyakumar, Chairman, President and CEO.

"Dilo's leadership style generates both trust and accountability in the people who work for him. These qualities are critical to our success as we emerge from the recent downturn in our end markets," said K. "Suri" Suriyakumar, Chairman, President and CEO of American Reprographics Company. "His drive for operational excellence inside the company is unparalleled, and his unique and intimate understanding of ARC will continue to add valuable strategic perspective to our future development."

Mr. Wijesuriya will continue to oversee the operations of the company, relying on the support of newly appointed business unit executives announced on ARC's recent fourth quarter and year-end earnings call. He will take on a larger role in the strategic development of ARC, especially with regard to developing international operations, and continue to spearhead the Company's brand and operational consolidation.

"Our response to the economic downturn has created opportunities we have never had before at ARC," said Mr. Wijesuriya. "I'm eager to address our market under a unified brand and operational structure, refine our new business units, and help our team discover the company's new potential as the economy recovers."

Mr. Wijesuriya, 49, began his career with ARC as a manager at the company's Ford Graphics division in San Francisco in 1991. He subsequently became president of the division in 2001, and became an ARC regional operations head in 2004. In August 2008, Mr. Wijesuriya was named Senior Vice President - National Operations and an executive officer of ARC. Prior to his employment with American Reprographics Company, Mr. Wijesuriya was a divisional manager with Aitken-Spence from 1981-1990, a multi-national conglomerate headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka.