Canon Leadership Recognized for Being an Influential Leader in Long Island’s Digital Innovation

Ken Winterhalter to Become President & CEO;
Bob Snyder to Assume Role of Chairman of the Board

Lake Image Systems Inc., a leader in delivering print quality inspection, variable data verification and integrity management solutions for the label, packaging and commercial print environments, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Bertke as Regional Sales Director for the US Mid-West region. Lake Image Systems uniquely delivers the full range of vision inspection solutions to the variable printing market and Tom’s extensive digital print experience in labels, packaging and wide format, makes him particularly well-qualified to work with Lake Image’s customers. The expansion of the sales management team reflects Lake Image’s commitment to delivering excellent customer service in all aspects of its business.

New resources allocated to hubergroup’s web offset business to bolster its position as a strong, reliable partner for Europe’s web offset printing industry
hubergroup, one of the world’s leading specialists for printing inks, coatings and press room auxiliaries, is building on its long tradition and extensive expertise in web offset inks and coatings with a new sales and support infrastructure dedicated to helping web offset businesses in Europe operate more efficiently and profitably. The new organization includes talented professionals with long tenure in the industry and with a strong focus on quality and service.

Solopress Founders Change Roles
Senior industry expert Simon Cooper will join Solopress as managing director in February 2019 as part of the planned transition of Solopress’ founders Aron Priest and Andy Smith to new roles. With long-term executive roles at Cimpress subsidiaries Tradeprint and Exaprint, Cooper is one of the most experienced online printing executives in the UK. Michael Fries, CEO of the Onlineprinters Group which Solopress is part of, commented on the development: “We are very happy to have Simon join the Onlineprinters family. With his experience in printing and e-commerce, his leadership skills and a strong entrepreneurial background, Simon will be key in developing and growing Solopress.”

After having served as a member of the Board of Directors and its Audit Committee for 2 years Patrice Bula has decided not to stand for re-election at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting on 4 April, 2019 due to other commitments. We express our warmest thanks for his various contributions.

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sam O’Keefe as vice president of research and development (R&D) for its Label and Graphic Materials group in Europe (LGM-EU), effective immediately.

We are pleased to announce that since the start of this year Frank de Jonge has joined adphos to head the digital print segment within the company. Customers, partners and prospects now have an additional contact person within the adphos group.

Keypoint Intelligence - InfoTrends is pleased to announce that Eric Zimmerman has joined the company as Director of the Wide Format (WFP) advisory service. In his role, Zimmerman will have responsibility for forecasting, market analysis, research, and custom consulting related to wide format digital printing including graphics and technical applications.

Schibsted intends to spin off its marketplaces businesses outside the Nordics into a new company, MPI, with a listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange in April. Ahead of completion of the demerger, MPI has appointed Uvashni Raman as the new Chief Financial Officer. Raman will join the company in early March, coming from a position as CFO of the Video Entertainment segment of Naspers.

Memjet, a leading developer of inkjet printing technology, today announced Sunil Gupta has joined the company’s board of directors. For the past four decades, Mr. Gupta has held leadership positions in large enterprises, including Fuji Xerox Australia, Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific, and Xerox International Partners.

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