Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) announces the promotion of Steve Flannery to senior vice president and general manager EMENA of the newly formed Materials Group. He replaces Hassan H. Rmaile, who was promoted to president, Materials Group worldwide.

Ocean Group CEO Tim Bleakley has announced a new company wide structure including the appointment of Phil Hall as chief executive officer of Ocean Outdoor UK.

Roland DGA Corporation, a leading provider of wide-format inkjet printers, cutters, milling machines, and other advanced digital imaging technology, announced today that it has appointed Amado Lara as its new president. Andrew Oransky, formerly Roland DGA’s president and CEO, will continue to serve as CEO, providing strategic input while serving on the board of directors of its parent company, Hamamatsu, Japan-based Roland DG Corporation.

Nazdar Ink Technologies, the leading manufacturer of UV, water-based and solvent-based wide-format digital inkjet, screen-printing and flexographic ink products, is delighted to announce the appointment of Deirion Cohn as Inkjet Field Specialist for the New Jersey Region.

Fujifilm Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of Ralf Petersen as Workflow & Solution Consultant, Packaging, EMEA, reporting to Manuel Schrutt, Head of Packaging. Petersen will be based within the sales department, where he will be responsible for assessing customer workflow needs and managing the integration of end-to-end solutions, from workflow to finishing, considering both Fujifilm and third-party partners’ solutions.

PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in the U.S., today announces that Lisbeth Lyons Black will assume a new role within the organization as director, Women in Print Alliance, effective Dec. 1. An advisory group of PRINTING United Alliance, the Women in Print Alliance was established to attract, connect, empower, and advocate for women in the print community. In the coming months, Lyons Black will help oversee the expanded resources, programs, and services that will be offered to this community to support and more closely engage women in all business levels.

Xaar, the leading 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.

Antalis Ireland strengthens its team with the appointment of Brian Breheny to the role of Print and Visual Communications Sales Manager.

Matt Wright has stepped across from his role as a Kongsberg, Canon, and Mimaki trainer at CMYUK to join its Academy team. While he will continue his training activities, a growing proportion of Matt’s time will be concentrated on demonstrating ENFOCUS and EFI automation software to help customers achieve greater efficiency and resilience within their production workflows. This move is a direct response to the growth in demand for automation software that began to build momentum during the pandemic.

Drytac, the leading international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the large-format print and signage markets, is delighted to announce the promotion of Amanda Lowe (formerly Amanda Brown) to the position of Global Marketing Director.

SA International (SAi), the leading provider of software solutions for the signmaking, digital printing, textile and CNC machining industries, has announced the appointment of Eyal Friedman to the position of Vice President of Product Management.

Leading digital finishing solutions manufacturer Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS) has announced David Preskett has joined the company as Vice President of its operations in the EMEA and APAC regions.

Glen Nunkoo, former Consumables Sales Manager at Signmaster Systems has joined CMYUK to head up its newly formed Internal Sales Division.

Drytac, the leading international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the large-format print and signage markets, is delighted to announce the appointment of Daniel Farias as Technical Engineer, North America, with immediate effect.

Solopress is excited to announce the appointment of Phil Foster to the role of Head of Business Development, reporting directly to MD Simon Cooper.

Fujifilm has expanded its Acuity team with the appointment of Shaun Holdom into the role of Marketing Manager – Fujifilm Wide Format Inkjet Systems.

Soyang Europe, the leading manufacturer and distributor of digitally printable wide-format and superwide-format media and surface coverings, and the distributor of the Fujifilm Acuity Ultra R2 printer, is delighted to announce the appointment of Tracy Dineen as Fujifilm Product Manager, with immediate effect.

Fujifilm Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of Raynald Barillot as Category Manager, Digital Packaging, EMEA, reporting to Manuel Schrutt, Head of Packaging, Fujifilm EMEA. Within this role, Barillot will manage Fujifilm’s digital packaging product portfolio.

Outdoor advertising specialist CP Media has appointed three new directors as it prepares for its next phase of growth.

Nazdar, a leading manufacturer of screen printing, wide format digital and flexographic inks and a distributor of printing supplies world-wide, is delighted to announce the appointment of Shuyang ‘Shaun’ Pan as Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO).

Esko, the global provider of integrated software and hardware solutions for the packaging and labels markets, is pleased to appoint Eddy Fadel to the role of Vice President and General Manager of its packaging suppliers business unit.