Business Management - HR

A recent packagePRINTING webinar, "How to Find, Train and Retain High Value Employees," offered advice for how to use creative means to attract a new generation of printing industry employees, as well as how to train them and make sure they connect with the company, increasing the chance they will stay long-term.

Electronic Imaging Materials (EIM) was one of four companies to receive the 2016 TLMI Eugene Singer Best Managed Company award, which were presented at the recent TLMI Converter Meeting. EIM earned the distinction in the mid-range company category.

Sarah Scudder addressed a vital need on educating the next generation. She’s the founder of the Young Innovators Conference.

Paul Laporte has been appointed to the position of marketing and communications manager for the Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI). Laporte will manage internal and external communications for a portfolio of established offerings and new initiatives.

A federal district court in Texas made a ruling last week that will have wide implications for the printing industry and business employers in general. Adriane Harrison, human relations specialist at the Printing Industries of America, shared her insight on what the court decision means for the printing industry.

The Heidelberg supervisory board has announced a restructuring of the company's management board, which includes the appointment of Rainer Hundsdörfer to the position of CEO. Hundsdörfer will take over for Dr. Gerold Linzbach. Dr. Ulrich Hermann has also been announced as a new member of the management board.

Xeikon has promoted Filip Weymans to the position of VP of marketing. Weymans has spent 18 years with Xeikon and was previously director, segment marketing, labels and packaging.

WestRock Co., a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, has made several announcements regarding leadership positions in its consumer and corrugated divisions.

Gerold Linzbach, chairman of the Heidelberg management board, will not seek a contract extension when his contract ends in August 2017.