Supplier News
Postpress machinery manufacturer Hohner Maschinenbau GmbH has acquired the bookletmaker division of Ernst Nagel GmbH Stuttgart, a manufacturer of Foldnak and digital postpress equipment.
Jeff Potter has joined HS Boyd Co. as an In-line Offset Cutting/Perf Print Plus specialist. In this role, Potter works with printers to evaluate opportunities to diecut, perforate, score and kiss cut in-line on their offset presses using the IOC and PPP systems.
Ken Baumann has been hired as spare parts manager for GammTech Corp. He is responsible for coordinating all spare parts sales and associated activities for GammTech and Gämmerler spare parts.
Domtar Corp. has tapped Michael Garcia to serve as president of Domtar Pulp and Paper. In this capacity, he oversees operations of North America's largest producer of uncoated freesheet paper, with 13 mills in the United States and Canada.
Mac Papers has announced three promotions to its executive leadership team. Rick Mitchell is now chief information officer; Greg Gay has been named CFO; and Tonja Van Zandt has been promoted to vice president of credit.
A number of awards were recently presented at GPA. Gil Chavez, vice president of operations, received the President's Award. The Sales Professional of the Year award went to Victoria Valentine, territory sales manager of the Texas print market. In addition, the Brian P. Amerson Customer Service Award was presented to three employees: Donna Downey, merchandising coordinator; Gina Wilczewski, administrative receptionist; and Anthony Jules, the newly promoted operations manager.
Joining Bell and Howell as CFO is Arthur Bergens. He was most recently the CFO at Overture Networks and was a recipient of Triangle Business Journal's CFO of the Year award in 2011.
Dagmar Rehm, CFO of Bilfinger Industrial Technologies, has been appointed the newest member of Koenig & Bauer's (KBA) supervisory board, replacing Heinz-Joachim Neubürger. She is the first woman to hold a seat as shareholder representative at the company.
Victoria Gaitskell has rejoined PrintLink as managing director of its Canadian office, replacing Carol McLeod, who has retired.
Fujifilm is expanding its Chicago-area Technology Center to more than double its current size.
In order to be closer to the growing digital market, Muller Martini has relocated the manufacturing of its Scalable SigmaLine from a Swiss factory to Allentown, PA.
xpedx has earned EPA Energy Star designation at its Lakeland, FL, and Knoxville, TN, locations, a designation given to buildings scoring in the top 25 percent of similar facilities for energy efficiency.
VITS International has been accepted into the HP SmartStream Solution Partner Program covering its finishing equipment offerings designed for the high-speed digital web market.
