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hand-process those large sheets into smaller usable sizes on
a guillotine cutter prior to finishing. “Productivity is the key
requirement in production finishing today,” said James
Tressler, VP of Sales for C.P.
Bourg. “The BPM sets a new
standard in finishing work-
flow automation. Our users
are eliminating costly proced-
ures and wasteful touch points,
making them much more
Bourg Sheet Preparation Module
productive and profitable.”
Krischke is new President and CEO of Müller Martini NA
Bruno Müller, CEO of Müller Martini, has appointed Thomas
Krischke as President and CEO of Müller Martini North America.
He succeeds Werner Naegeli, who’s retiring after nearly 30
years. Krischke, a 20-year veteran, began his career as a
strategic planner at Eastman Kodak in Germany in 1996. He
then spent almost 15 years with Heidelberg Druckmaschinen,
starting as head of finance for its postpress division before
managing the entire division. He joined Müller Martini in 2017
where he played a key role in the acquisition
of Kolbus bookbinding. In 2018, he
became a Managing Director at the Rahden
facility in Germany and helped transition
the Kolbus portfolio as well as its personnel
into the Müller Martini Group. He’ll work
out of Müller Martini’s US headquarters
in Hauppauge, NY.
Thomas Krischke
Varney returns as President of Xerox Canada
Al Varney has been appointed President of Xerox Canada. He
is responsible for Canada’s go-to-market strategy, operations,
marketing, sales and delivery of document technology, solutions
and services for small, medium, large enterprise, graphic com-
munications, and public sector clients across all business
channels. Previously, Varney was President of North, South and
Central Europe for Xerox. Appointed to this position in January
of 2017, he was responsible for the growth of both profits and
revenues in 14 European countries. Prior to this leadership role
in Xerox’s international operations, he was President of Xerox
Canada. Before that, he held the roles of President of Xerox’s
North American Agent Operations and Senior Vice President of
United States Large Enterprise Operations. Varney joined Xerox
in 1986 as a Sales Representative in Canada, and has held sales,
general management, marketing and
strategy positions in Canada, the United
States and Europe. His experience includes
serving as Vice President of Marketing, Vice
President of Strategy and Sales Operations,
Senior Vice President, and as General
Manager for Client Operations. Varney
holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from
Al Varney
McMaster University in Hamilton.
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Bobst chooses Apex as a preferred partner in Canada
Apex North America is now the preferred anilox manufacturer
for Bobst North America’s Web-Fed Division – including its
flexible packaging, preprint and narrow-web presses. Apex
and Bobst will work together to promote Bobst Revo narrow-web
presses and the key added value of Bobst’s narrow-web
presses combined with Apex’s GTT patent Anilox engraving.
“We have a long working history together and we’re bringing
innovative development technology to solutions like Revo in
the narrow-web label and packaging
industry,” said Todd Blumsack, VP of
the Web-Fed Business Unit at Bobst
North America. “The agreement will
also promote each other’s technology,
as the seamless integration of our
solutions will add more value for our
clients in the Canadian and American
printing and converting markets.”
Todd Blumsack
Garfinkle becomes majority owner of Pazazz
Warren Werbitt, former CEO and founder of Montreal-based
Pazazz Printing, has left the company. The commercial printer
specializes in offset, digital, wide-format and packaging. The
company was recently bought out of creditor protection and
is now incorporated under a new company. Pazazz had sales
of about $15 million before going into creditor protection.
Jimmy Garfinkle, President and CEO of family-owned Mitchel-
Lincon Packaging, has now
assumed responsibilities as its
majority owner. Mitchel-Lincoln is
Quebec’s most productive manu-
facturer of corrugated packaging.
Located in Montreal, Drummondville
and Vaudreuil, it has a combined
950,000 square feet of production
and warehousing space.
Jimmy Garfinkle
Awards and golf are coming your way
The Ontario Printing and Imaging Association (OPIA) has three
fabulous events coming your way in the months to come. The
organization’s annual Excellence in Print Awards Night will be
held Thursday, May 30th at St. George’s Golf and Country
Club in Etobicoke, Ontario. Its annual SWOB (Southwestern
Ontario Branch) Golf Tournament will be held on Wednesday,
June 5th at the Rockway Golf Club in Kitchener, Ontario.
Finally, its annual Toronto Golf Classic Tournament will take
place on Thursday, August 22nd at The Club at Bond Head,
in Bond Head, Ontario. Details of these events are currently
b e i n g f i n a l ize d .
Please visit www.
ontarioprinting.net/
to keep up to date.
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