PEOPLE IN PRINT
SIMON FISHER: NEW ANTALIS COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR Antalis announces Simon Fisher as the newly appointed Commercial Director for its Print, Publishing, Office and Visual Communications businesses following confirmation that Bruce Munro will retire after almost 29 years with the business. Munro, who will remain in the business to support the change until October 2021 comments, “Simon has worked for Antalis for over 18 years (having formerly spent 10 years with James McNaughton) and has a wealth of experience and industry knowledge to bring to the role having previously advanced through the business in various sales positions, including regional business director and national sales director. Simon has broad experience across the paper and visual communication markets in which we operate and has demonstrated unquestionable dedication and passion for both the business and industry.” Simon commented, “I am delighted to be following in Bruce’s footsteps and am fully committed to building on the great initiatives, products and services we have in place for our customers. The new KPP (Kokusai Pulp & Paper) Group’s ownership, announced last year, brings both stability and future opportunities to Antalis providing new levels of support from both existing and new suppliers. We are already benefitting from new investments as we continue to strengthen our position in various markets and plan for the future. It supports our strategy for innovation and future development, whilst opening up exciting new opportunities for our customers.”
NEW CHALLENGES – NEW OPPORTUNITIES
“The industry is continuing to evolve as customers learn to adapt and diversify to the challenging market conditions. We will remain innovative and
adaptable, whilst providing leading products and services to meet these challenges and will continue to provide value and support to our customers. Like most, Covid-19 has been our most significant challenge, but we have been able to introduce new products such as the innovative Coala Coversafe™, an antimicrobial transparent film that eliminates up to 99.9% of viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19.” Finally, Munro added, “I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Antalis; it’s been a great experience with significant achievements and change throughout my tenure. The strength of the business is its people and that is clearly demonstrated by Simon’s appointment and the commercial team that he is inheriting”. www.antalis.com
XEROX NEW EMEA AND UK LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS Xerox has announced two senior leadership appointments. Darren Cassidy (pictured left) has been appointed managing director for UK and Ireland and senior vice president for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Enterprise and Global Accounts Operations.Kevin Paterson is now head of Xerox Business Solutions (XBS) & SMB, UK. Cassidy, a 30 year company veteran, has served in various roles of increasing responsibility. Prior key
leadership roles include head of Global Supplies and president of the Channels group in the US. Paterson most recently led Concept Group, a Xerox company, serving the SMB market. In his new role, he will lead XBS UK, including acquired companies—Arena Group, Altodigital, ITEC, and Concept Group—and Xerox’s UK channel business. www.xerox.co.uk
ESKO APPOINTS EMEA CUSTOMER SUCCESS DIRECTOR Esko has announced the appointment of Michael OllitervoMurphy as Senior Director Customer Success EMEA. Joining Esko with over 25 years’ experience in business strategy and customer experience development from the software, financial services and telecoms industries, Michael will have overall responsibility for the EMEA packaging suppliers software service organisation. His role includes management of software deployment, training, remote support, e-support, solution services and customer success operations. Eddy Fadel, Vice President of Esko
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EMEA, commented: “Our strategy at Esko is to ensure the customer is at the centre of everything we do. Michael brings extraordinary skills to our organisation to ensure we are always maximising our customers’
opportunities to digitise, automate and connect for business success. “His ethos aligns with ours in that customer success is a cross functional responsibility. With his appointment, we are seeking to create a seamless approach across the business, supported by a culture of empowerment and ownership, meaning our teams can maintain a customer-centric mentality at all times. Michael’s new role will allow him to work across all touchpoints in our company to challenge convention and drive new levels of customer engagement and experience enabling business
growth. Importantly, he has driven tangible results for his previous employers in sales conversion and customer loyalty and retention, which we’re really excited to learn about.” Of his appointment, Michael commented: “I believe that the critical success factor in driving customer success is all about putting people first every time – both our colleagues and customers. It’s obvious that happy, motivated people deliver better service, resulting in happy customers and ultimately, business growth. www.esko.com
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