Stora Enso has appointed Katariina Kravi as EVP, Head of Human Resources and a member of the Group Leadership Team. She will start on 1 September 2020 and be based in Helsinki.
Katariina Kravi is a Finnish citizen and joins most recently from a position as Chief People and Culture Officer at Tieto Oyj, a leading Nordic software and services company. Previously she has held several HR management positions at Nokia. She has a master’s degree in law.

New CEO for international print media specialist: Industry expert Peter Wahsner takes over management of the Sihl Group

Dr. Tammo Boinowitz (53) will become managing director of BYK-Chemie GmbH based in Wesel as of January 1, 2021. After a two-month training and transitional phase, he will also become the President of BYK, the largest division of the specialty chemicals group ALTANA. He succeeds Dr. Christoph Schlünken, who has headed the division on an interim basis since October of last year in parallel with his responsibilities on ALTANA’s Management Board.

Dirk Heers takes over the management of Eta Plus, a member of the Metz Group

Avery Dennison announces the promotion of Hassan H. Rmaile to vice president and general manager of Avery Dennison Label and Graphic Materials Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, as of May 1. He will be replacing Jeroen Diderich, who has relocated to the United States to take the role of VP/GM, LGM North America.

Rob Schellekens was appointed Sales Director at DG press on April 1st of this year. He has taken over Commercial responsibilities from Director Remko Koolbergen, who will focus more on technical matters and general policy.

SA International (SAi), the leading provider of software solutions for the signmaking, digital printing, textile and CNC machining industries, has announced the appointment of Rick Scrimger to its Board of Directors.

Stora Enso has appointed Lars Völkel as EVP, Head of Wood Products division and a member of the Group Leadership Team. He will start on 1 July 2020 and be based in Stockholm.

(I was asked to write this obituary, and I do it with a heavy heart. Ray Prince and I had a close 52-year friendship with lives that paralleled each other in many ways, personally and professionally. Harvey Levenson, Professor Emeritus, Cal Poly)

Ray Prince was a 61-year industry veteran, consultant, and advisor who dedicated his career to helping printing companies to improve in the areas of productivity and quality with the bottom-line objective of increasing their profitability. Ray passed away on May 1, 2020.

Bauer Media Group welcomes Perry Evans as a new member of its Advisory Board for its Business Area offering marketing and sales services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME Services). His focus will be to advise on technology and digital product strategy for SMEs.

BOBST has awarded one of its employees a prestigious award today in recognition of a groundbreaking invention that he pioneered within the company.

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Yoshio Tateishi, Honorary Advisor and former President and CEO of OMRON Corporation.　He passed away at 12:07 am, April 21st, 2020.