Business Management - Operations

Former Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson, a 30-year veteran of the digital printing/imaging and industrial technology sector, has been named CEO of EFI, effective immediately. Jacobson, who will retain his role as executive chairman, succeeds Bill Muir, who is stepping down for personal reasons.

Durst and Koenig & Bauer appoint Robert Stabler to lead new joint company for digital packaging printing system, Koenig & Bauer Durst.

Takigawa Corp. Japan has opened a flexible packaging and film manufacturing facility in Bardstown, Ky., its first U.S. location. It was established to meet growing customer demands and unite customer cultures across the world.

In January, Xeikon began transitioning its head office in Eede, the Netherlands, to its headquarters in Lier, Belgium. The consolidation to Belgium aims to enable Xeikon to grow as a leader in chosen digital production applications. The Eede location will close by the end of the year.

EFI and Memjet’s partnership give Memjet’s clients access to print servers for production-class digital color printing.

The presenters will discuss how they decided on which packaging formats and market segments to pursue.

By targeting the right aspects of their businesses and taking customer needs into account, printers and converters can increase their success when assessing automation.

Stephen Nigro, an industry veteran with more than 37 years of experience with HP, has taken the role of strategic advisor to Kornit Digital and its board of directors. Kornit Digital is expected to nominate Nigro for election to the board at its anticipated August 2019 Annual Shareholder Meeting.

During its annual Converter Meeting held March 10-13 in Asheville, N.C., TLMI revealed the four winners of this year's Eugene Singer Award for Management Excellence. The award recognizes excellence in business management measured and defined by an established set of growth and profitability ratios through participation in the TLMI Management Ratio Study.

In this session, New Direction Partners experts share what they have found to be the 10 attributes of high growth printing companies