N E W S O F T H E P R I N T I N G I N D U S T R Y AT A G L A N C E
"There is inherent resistance
to change and it requires real
determination to overcome it."
—Debra Thompson, page 26
UPDATE ON PEOPLE
NOBUO (NED) UMEHARA, former president and CEO of Konica Minolta Business
Solutions USA, has moved back to the
company's Tokyo Headquarters. TOSHIMITSU (TOM) TAIKO has taken over the
senior leadership role within the organization. President and COO RICK TAYLOR has
accepted an expanded role as a member of
Konica Minolta's Global Strategy Council.
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PETER KUISLE, member of the executive
board of manroland web systems has left
the company. Managing director ECKHARD
HOERNER-MARASS will take over Kuisle's
responsibility for sales, service, and marketing.
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Tom Taiko
Eckhard HoernerMarass
HARVEY LEVENSON, longtime professor and head of Cal Poly's
Graphic Communication Department, will retire at the end of
this academic year in June. He will be succeeded by KENNETH
MACRO, who has been a Cal Poly professor since 2000.
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Kodak Gets Bid from
Brother
Eastman Kodak Company has
reached agreement with Brother
Industries, Ltd., for the proposed
sale of certain assets of its
Document Imaging business for
a cash purchase price of approximately $210 million, subject to certain
price adjustments at closing. In addition, Brother will assume deferred
service revenue liability of the business, which totaled approximately $67
million as of December 31, 2012. Kodak's Document Imaging business
includes its portfolio of scanners, capture software, and services to enterprise customers.
Consummation of the transaction with Brother is subject to court approval and a marketing period in which Kodak may seek to obtain a higher or
better offer for the business. Kodak's ability to continue to explore alternatives during the marketing period will ensure that it obtains the maximum
value for the business. Consummation is also subject to satisfying customary closing conditions, including required regulatory approvals.
Kodak: MyPRINTResource.com/10005105
Brother: MyPRINTResource.com/10717030
RON GILBOA joined InfoTrends as director of functional and industrial printing.
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BRANDON CATHEY has joined PostMark
as director of marketing.
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Brandon Cathey
AWARDS & MILESTONES
Harvey Levenson
Kenneth Marco
Kathryn Mikells
KATHRYN MIKELLS was appointed chief financial officer and
an executive vice president of Xerox Corporation.
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DEBBIE HAHN of PIP Printing and
Marketing Services in Anchorage,
AK, won this year's Don F. Lowe
Salesperson of the Year Award,
presented by Franchise Services
Inc. More than 50 Top Performer
awards were presented at the company's annual Sales Forum.
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J. JOSEPH MOYNIHAN has been appointed executive vice
president, Packaging Group of PaperWorks Industries.
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MARK SHEARER has joined Pitney Bowes as executive vice
president and president, Pitney Bowes SMB Mailing Solutions,
and MARK WRIGHT was named executive vice president and
president, Pitney Bowes Software Solutions.
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QUICK PRINTING / May 2013
REX HARDIN, owner of Cypress
Printing Center in Pompano
Beach, FL, was honored for his
company's sales growth by CPrint
International. The award was presented by CPrint president Todd
Nuckols.
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Mark Johns, Debbie Hahn, and
Don Lowe.
Todd Nuckols and Rex Hardin.
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