IAN BATES JOINS TWO SIDES AS EUROPEAN MARKETING & PARTNERSHIP DIRECTOR

After over 20 years working within the packaging industry, Ian has been at the cutting edge of paper based packaging developments, working with leading brand owners to help them reduce their dependency on single use plastic. He brings with him a wealth of experience about the forest and cellulose value chain and how to collaborate with multiple partners and stakeholders.

He joins Two Sides at an important time when key decisions are being made about optimising materials and packaging design to deliver minimal social, environmental and commercial impacts. Having an independent, well informed viewpoint has never been more important, whilst at the same time tackling misleading environmental product claims (Greenwashing).

www.twosides.info exciting new phase of the company’s growth. After a period of transformation, OKI Europe will continue its focus on printing technology, expanding its verticals and applications, including labels and packaging, while also exploring the introduction of additional technologies into the EMEA region that are already commercially available in Japan,” said Hagiwara. www.oki.com

OKI Group, of which OKI Europe is a regional HQ, has a broad portfolio of innovative technology solutions that encompass elements such as remote sensing devices (IoT), advanced acoustic technology and edge computing, among others.

“I am very confident handing over my responsibilities to Takaaki Hagiwara. This is an exciting time for OKI Europe, and with the appointment of Hagiwara, OKI Europe is well positioned to capitalise on the many opportunities for OKI technology solutions to be applied for solving real world problems, both within the print technology market and beyond,” commented Tsukasa Takasawa on the new appointment.

Takaaki Hagiwara holds a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature from Kyoto Sangyo University, graduating in 1990. He joined OKI in the same year.