Business - Appointments

Atech Ltd has appointed Matt Wetton as Sales Manager for the South of England.  Wetton will cover London and the home counties and will be responsible for the direct sales of consumables and hardware solutions to the wide format print and signage industries.

Wetton has extensive experience in wide format print solutions having previously worked in a senior management role for international coatings company Cytack Ltd.  He has also worked at M2 Products Ltd.

Allan Ashman, managing director of Atech Ltd, comments, "Matt’s knowledge and understanding of the coatings & laminates industry will no doubt be of great benefit to our existing Atech customers and he will be able to help other wide format print providers and copy shops who need these skills to help them grow their businesses. We’re delighted he’s come on board during our 30th Anniversary year and am sure he will be a great asset to the business.”

Wetton adds, "I’m delighted to join the team at Atech Ltd and going back to my roots of supplying first-class solutions to customers that have a real need for expertise and solution providing. I believe that nothing beats face-to-face when it comes to selling and Atech Ltd has this same ethos. They have a great reputation, know their customers well and therefore only supply best in class products. It's an exciting time and I’m looking forward to the opportunities ahead.”

For more information on Atech, please visit www.atech.co.uk.

Paul French has been appointed as the new CEO of Metamark. As of early October 2012, he will assume total responsibility for the company and is tasked with driving its strategic goals in pursuit of further sales and volume growth, geographical expansion and new product development and introductions.

Metamark is established in a phase of significant growth in sales and is now supplying more product to more customers and markets than at any time in its history. In addition to strengthening its senior management team, Metamark has also recently made new appointments to its field sales force, relocated its UK warehousing and supply headquarters to larger premises, and is investing in new plant and premises for the planned expansion of its manufacturing, conversion and international distribution facilities.

Paul French is a familiar name in the sign and display industry. He joined Spandex as its UK General Manager from Colourgen and then gained valuable industry experience from the other side of the table when he was appointed by leading sign manufacturer ASG as its Commercial Director. Having grown its sales and its client portfolio, Paul left ASG to join Robert Horne and was there promoted to the position of Managing Director. Paul’s career progression continues with his appointment to the role of Metamark’s CEO and he joins the Company at an interesting time in its development and as it stages itself for further planned expansion.

In his new role at Metamark, Paul French will assume full responsibility for the Company’s continuing growth on all commercial fronts. A leading brand in its field, Metamark already supplies a significant volume of the media and materials used by the UK’s sign and display industry. Metamark supplies its materials direct in the UK and is served by a network of qualified distributors supplying its international markets. Metamark products are chosen and specified the world over as the brand’s sphere of influence grows and its materials are used as technical and quality reference benchmarks by printer manufacturers.

Commenting on the appointment, Metamark’s Chairman, Mark Bateson said, “I have known Paul for many years and I’m delighted that Metamark has secured his appointment to this new senior role. Metamark’s story is one of very significant growth and our planning and the view ahead suggests that our growth can continue. Paul joins us at an interesting time. He has a great team and a range of superb products headed by a powerful brand to work with. We’re investing in the people, infrastructure and developments needed to execute and deliver our plan. I know Paul will make a success of this opportunity and I’m looking forward to working with him as are the other members of the senior team and everyone here at Metamark.”

For more information, please visit www.metamark.co.uk

[photo shows Metamark's Chairman, Mark Bateson (left), newly appointed CEO, Paul French (centre), and Director Mike Stuart (right)]

PaperlinX has appointed Chris Grice as Head of Commercial Print for PaperCo, Howard Smith Paper Group and Robert Horne Group and Ian Hunt as Commercial Director - moves that signal the Group’s intention to cement its market leading position in the commercial print business.

PaperlinX Procurement Director, Grice, has 30-years industry experience and has worked for the company for 24 years. Hunt has extensive experience in leading sales operations and has previously worked for Thomas Cook, American Express and RAC. Both are charged with developing and growing the Group’s business and services provided through all three OpCos - PaperCo, Howard Smith Paper and Robert Horne.

Commenting on the appointment, Dave Allen, PaperlinX Executive Vice President said, “Commercial Print is our core business, we are the market leaders; the Strategic Review is now complete and our focus is firmly on growth.

“Our aim is to provide customers with an unparalleled portfolio of products and services. Chris and Ian have a clear brief to define and deliver a sales strategy and process that will further improve the division’s customer-centricity, performance and profitability.”

PaperlinX has also announced that Adrian Dennis, Divisional Director Sign & Display and Mike Thomsett, Divisional Director, PaperlinX Procurement Solutions Division and Brightstream; will join the UK Leadership Team. These two new appointments signify its commitment to diversified business areas that also includes packaging.

Paul French, PaperlinX Director UK & Ireland, is to leave the company at the end of September. French is to join Metamark, a specialist sign and digital materials manufacturing business as CEO.

Hollywood Monster has appointed Nuz Chagan as the new marketing and sales support manager to help raise the profile of the business within new target sectors.

Nuz Chagan originally joined Hollywood Monster as a project manager in July 2011.  Prior to that, Nuz worked for Birmingham City Council, managing its advertising assets across the city. It was during her time at the council that Nuz first came into contact with Hollywood Monster as they have produced graphics for them.

Nuz says, “I was excited at the offset to be joining a dynamic family at Hollywood Monster and I have been lucky in finding my place in this well-oiled machine. It is an honour to be asked to now take up the position of marketing and sales support manager for a company that has such an excellent reputation in the industry: it means that the people that work for it have a lot to give, and I hope to add to that in my new role.”

Tim Andrews, managing director of Hollywood Monster, says, “We are really pleased to welcome Nuz and are very excited to see how she can contribute to Hollywood Monster. We are an ambitious company that is continuing to win new business, and we are confident that Nuz has the knowledge, experience and proactive approach required to grow our marketing function even further.”

Nuz adds, “With the new sales team in place it is proving to be a vibrant and fast paced environment, with new target markets to reach and sustaining our strong position. My role is to support them in project managing new clients’ projects and tenders. Further to this I will be instrumental in carrying on the marketing function, which has been finely managed and really proved to be our strength"

For more information on Hollywood Monster, please visit www.hollywoodmonster.co.uk

 

Australia-based Positive Camtec Pty Ltd has appointed long term Technical Director, Philip Trumble, as its new Managing Director.

Following a career span of more than 15 years with Positive Camtec, Philip has great experience in all facets of the industry – technical, applications and sales.  He comments, "In an ever changing economic climate and rapidly developing industry there will be many challenges ahead for all businesses. I look forward to working with my team to overcome these challenges and continue our growth as a company.  The team we have built at Positive Camtec comprises individuals with high-level product and technical competence right across our diverse industry. Combine this with a first-rate product range and we have an exceptional offering to the market.”

Positive Camtec is the exclusive distributor for swissQprint and Teckwin UV flatbed printing systems, Sensient sublimation ink and Transjet sublimation paper. It is one of the few Roland dealers to be both Sales and Service Certified and is also an Epson reseller. Positive Camtec has long been renowned for its high-level technical service and support and is a specialist in offering integrated solutions for the signage, display graphics and printing industries.

Ray Clarke, former Managing Director, has stepped down due to family commitments.  He adds, “It has been a pleasure serving as Managing Director of Positive Camtec over the past 20 years.  We have cemented ourselves as a leading supplier in the industry and I am very proud of the achievements of our close knit team.  I fully support Philip in his new role and have full confidence in his commitment and abilities.”

Ray has provided invaluable leadership and direction over the past 20 years is still associated with the company in a consultative role.

Michael Crook has been appointed as product manager for the Sign & Display division at Antalis McNaughton.  He will be based at the company’s head office in Leicestershire.

Michael has worked within the large format digital market for the last 15 years, starting with direct sales before moving into product support and then product and business development, mainly for Robert Horne and latterly within the Paperlinx digital solutions team as Product and Business Development Manager (consumables).

On joining the team, Michael comments, “I am delighted to join Antalis McNaughton at this exciting time.  With great brands already in place and the recent launch of Coala across Europe, Antalis McNaughton is geared for growth with more innovative products coming soon. I look forward to meeting everybody and helping Antalis McNaughton to develop the digital knowledge base and product range as we continue to grow.”