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TODD ZIMMERMAN JOINS EFI AS VP AND GM

Todd Zimmerman, a long time graphic arts executive with a strong track record of growing advanced technology initiatives in print, has joined Electronics For Imaging, Inc.

as its new Vice President and General Manager, Display Graphics. He comes to EFI™ from Fujifilm USA, where he spent a decade and a half in a variety of executive roles, most recently as division president and corporate VP of Fujifilm Global Graphic Systems. Prior to joining Fujifilm, Zimmerman worked in sales with Kodak Polychrome Graphics. “Todd brings a wealth of valuable knowledge to a role that is key to EFI’s on-going success,” said Scott Schinlever, chief operating officer, EFI Inkjet. “His experience and management style are significant assets to accelerate an EFI Display Graphics portfolio that offers best in class technologies today and will deliver breakthrough technologies in the near future.”

Zimmerman assumes his new role at a time when many EFI customers are growing their businesses to meet recovery fuelled, post pandemic business needs, especially in key application areas, such as point of purchase graphics, tradeshow and event signage, and environmental graphics and décor. As print businesses regain their momentum, Zimmerman will lead EFI’s largest inkjet business segment, a Display Graphics business that is among the world’s largest developers of super wide format UV LED and dye-sublimation inkjet printers and inks.

“EFI has an outstanding portfolio of offerings for the sign and display graphics market, and I am looking forward to helping the company further enhance those offerings,” Zimmerman said. “This is a unique opportunity, and I am happy to be joining a highly talented team that has demonstrated the ability to not only listen to, but also respond quickly to changing market trends and customer feedback.

“The range of advanced EFI solutions – from our unmatched portfolio of UV LED flatbed, hybrid and roll to roll printers to world class soft signage printers to upcoming, game changing innovations such as single pass inkjet for display graphics – means there is much for me to share with EFI customers to help drive their success.”

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MARK SOLLMAN: MIMAKI PRODUCT MANAGER EMEA

Mimaki , has announced that long standing employee, Mark Sollman, will be appointed to the role of Product Manager, EMEA on the

1st July 2021. Sollman has been with Mimaki for over 15 years and as such, his extensive knowledge of the business and its diverse product portfolio makes him the clear choice for this esteemed management position. “I accepted this role with much excitement and a great deal of enthusiasm,” says Sollman. “It’s a fantastic opportunity to take a lead role in a business that I am strongly committed to. Even after all these years, Mimaki is a company that continues to inspire and challenge me with each new product development and technology break through. It constantly advances its product range to support its customers and meet new industry trends, and I am looking forward to now being at the helm of this innovation.”

Sollman will be succeeding Bert Benckhuysen. After four years with Mimaki, Benckhuysen has decided to take on a new challenge as Business Development Director at Colourama. A valued Mimaki customer, Colourama is a company Benckhuysen knows well, having also previously been employed as Production Manager at this thriving Polish textile printer.

Sollman comments, “Bert is leaving me with some big shoes to fill! He has been instrumental in driving the business forward during his time at Mimaki and, not only will the team miss his expertise and talent, but we will miss working alongside such a funny, passionate, and thoroughly likeable person too. Of course, by moving to Colourama, Bert won’t be too far from his Mimaki family, so I am sure we’ll stay close friends.”

Danna Drion, General Manager, Marketing, Mimaki EMEA, concludes, “We are very sad to see Bert leave Mimaki but in Mark, we have a well respected, extremely capable colleague, who has Mimaki know how running through his veins. The team is incredibly excited to get to work with this very welcome new member of the management team.”

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MARTIN FAIRMAN: KYOCERA SALES & MARKETING DIRECTOR

Kyocera Document Solutions UK has appointed Martin Fairman as the company’s new Group Sales & Marketing

Director. Martin was previously UK & Ireland Managing Director and Channel Director at Lexmark, and brings over 20 years of senior leadership experience in technology organisations to his new position. His appointment will help drive Kyocera’s sales and marketing strategy throughout 2021 and beyond, as the company further expands its customer and channel partner relationships.

Martin spent over 12 years at Lexmark, occupying a number of sales and channel roles during his tenure. Prior to this, he held leadership positions at Samsung and Konica Minolta, gaining a wealth of experience that makes him ideally suited to Kyocera.

Commenting on his appointment, he said: “I’m delighted to be joining Kyocera at a fascinating time in the organisation’s growth. The last year has thrown up a number of challenges for businesses operating in the print and document management space, but Kyocera has continued to deliver despite these pressures.

“The company now has ambitious plans to further expand its product and service portfolio, offering a range of holistic solutions that cover areas such as cloud, disaster recovery, automated workflow software and full managed ICT services.

“Alongside all of this, I’m looking forward to helping nurture and grow Kyocera’s relationships with its channel partners, using all my experience in this area to make a positive impact. Partners are, after all, integral to the success of an organisation like Kyocera, so giving them the guidance they need to succeed will be one of my key aims in this position.”

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