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AMANDA LOWE NEW DRYTAC GLOBAL MARKETING DIRECTOR

Drytac, the international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the large format print and signage markets, has announced the promotion of Amanda Lowe (formerly Amanda Brown) to the position of Global Marketing Director. Amanda takes on the new role having served as Drytac’s Global Marketing Manager since January 2019. She joined the company in 2017 as Marketing Coordinator and has played a major role in the full re-branding of the business, working closely on Drytac’s new website, data sheets, literature, videos, guides and social media channels.

Amanda also launched the popular Drytac Blog, posting informative and educational articles every month, as well as the Case Study programme, with more than 70 pages of case studies now available to view on the Drytac website.

In addition, Amanda manages and executes Drytac’s participation at trade shows around the world, while she also works with the sales team to run other events and open houses, offering customers greater insight into Drytac and its range of market leading solutions.

Prior to joining Drytac, Amanda worked full time in merchandising within the retail sector. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management, majoring in Fashion Merchandising and Design, from Virginia Tech.

“I’m delighted to take on this new role and very much look forward to the opportunity of working with our marketing team to drive further awareness of Drytac and its leading products in regions worldwide,” Amanda said.

“I am incredibly passionate about the business and the high quality products we offer to customers, while I am also very proud to be part of a team of knowledgeable staff that share my desire for the business to continue to grow.” www.drytac.com

KEY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS AT XAAR GROUP

Xaar, the inkjet printing technology Group, has strengthened its capability and experience with the appointment to its senior leadership team of Sue LaVerne as Chief People Officer and Karl Forbes as Group R&D Director.

With Sue reporting to CEO, John Mills and Karl to COO, Graham Tweedale, the newly created roles will assist Xaar in the next phase of its transformation. They will add to the strength and experience of the wider leadership team, ensuring the Group delivers on its customer focused strategy.

Sue has extensive international, cross sector HR experience, having worked for Marks and Spencer plc, E.ON and Headlam Group plc amongst others.

In her role as Chief People Officer, she leads Group HR, and together with her team Sue will ensure Xaar delivers on its ambition of becoming an ‘employer of choice’, a key part of the people pillar within the Group’s Sustainability Roadmap launched earlier this year.

“Xaar already has a strong set of values and great people who are clearly passionate about its products, and I’m delighted to be part of the team driving the People Strategy across the Group,” said Sue. “We’ve already rolled out a number of exciting initiatives — such as our Early Careers Programme — as we invest in both our people and our community. By continuing to develop our People Strategy we will cement Xaar as being both a great place to work and one where everyone can build their career.”

As Group R&D Director, Karl heads up a 75 strong development team, bringing together the engineering skills from across FFEI, Megnajet and Xaar’s printhead business to deliver on its development roadmap, and enable sustainable growth for both OEM and UDI customers. www.xaar.com

EWOUT MAARTENSE JOINS SCODIX

Scodix, the provider of digital embellishment solutions for the graphic arts industry, has announced the appointment of Ewout Maartense as Sales Manager for the Benelux territories, reporting to Franz Repp VP Sales EMEA. As a newly created position, the move underscores Scodix’ growth as the company states that by the end of 2022 it will have doubled its sales and marketing teams in just a year.

“2022 is a continued year of worldwide expansion for Scodix,” comments Mark Nixon, Scodix VP Global Sales & Marketing, “We have an incredible portfolio of embellishment systems with presses tailored to all types of print and especially packaging businesses, so almost anyone can benefit from our incredible range of enhancements. With Ewout’s pertinent background, we’re delighted to welcome him to the team and further develop our business in the Benelux territory”

Maartense comes to Scodix with extensive experience within the industry. Following positions at Apple, Scitex (later CREO) and Kodak, he most recently worked for Landa. Nixon adds, “His knowledge of the region and relationships with printers and packaging companies is second to none. With his commercial experience we know he’ll be a hugely appreciated addition to the team.”

Scodix now has a worldwide network with 40 partners and more than 360 installations across the globe. Offering economic, productive and sustainable embellishment to the market since 2012.

Maartense comments, “The Benelux territory is well known for their cool design aesthetics and progressive packaging companies, so I’m looking forward to seeing how brands can enhance their designs even further with Scodix and how packaging convertors can benefit from the sustainability and economics which offer such great value and fast ROI, so I’m delighted to be working with the company and being a part of their growth.” www.scodix.com or email info@scodix.com