Andrei Sotkeviciene appointed as President of ACTEGA North America

Carlos Mateluna becomes Managing Director of ACTEGA do Brasil

INX International Ink Co. President & CEO John Hrdlick, and Jim Kochanny, Senior VP/Chief Operating Officer, were recognized by the industry with NAPIM Printing Ink Awards on March 26 at the Silverado Resort & Spa in Napa, CA. Hrdlick was honored with the Ault Award for outstanding leadership and Kochanny received an Ink Pioneer Award.

Aicomp is changing its existing management in Germany and Austria as part of its new board structure. As a result, the former regional general managers Jörg Helmreich (Germany) and Francesco Reitano (Austria) are being promoted to executive management.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe (Konica Minolta) appoints Kiyotaka Suhara as the new President of the Europe Organization.
He will succeed the current president, Tadahiko Sumitani, from 1 April 2023.

Print industry veteran joins PCMC’s print business segment
Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC)—which specializes in the design and manufacture of high-performance converting machinery for the tissue, nonwovens, package-printing and bag-converting industries worldwide—is pleased to announce that Windell McGill has joined the organization as the Product Launch Manager for its print business segment.

Additive Manufacturing pioneer left an indelible mark on the industry

Stefan Hoefs strengthens Business Development
At the beginning of this year, Stefan Hoefs joined color management and proofing specialist CGS ORIS as Business Development Manager. Initially, a major focus of his work will be on the expansion and further development of solutions for industrial surface printing sector.

Three new hires announced

In answer to the growing demand for more economical and sustainable embellishment printing, Scodix is assertively expanding its global team and business development infrastructure with the appointment of three new people to its team.

Florian Pitzinger (37) will take over as Head of Global Corporate Communications at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) on March 1, 2023. His area of responsibility includes all communication channels and the management of the brand. Mr. Pitzinger most recently worked at tire manufacturer Michelin and before that at technology company Robert Bosch GmbH.

Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, "Epson") today announced that a meeting of its board of directors had approved executive officer changes effective April 1, 2023, and provisionally approved changes to its board of directors that are subject to final approval at the company's annual general meeting scheduled to be held on June 27, 2023.

The Board of the World Editors Forum (WEF) has elected Martha Ramos, the editorial director of Organización Editorial Mexicana (OEM), Mexico, as President, with David Walmsley, Editor-in-Chief of the Globe and Mail, Canada, serving as Deputy President.

Flint Group has announced the appointment of Robert Welford as President for Xeikon, its digital division. Stepping up from his current position as Vice President of Research & Development, he will now lead Xeikon through the next phase of success, reaffirming its deep commitment to bringing the latest innovations in digital printing to customers across the globe.