The winds of change: 13 January 2009

The new year means new appointments for the printing industry. This week, Print 21 meets two new faces at Fujifilm Sericol while Mark Wilton strikes out on his own.

Mark Wilton goes solo
After more than a decade working for large corporations, Mark Wilton has decided to take a break and start his own consultative services business.

Wilton (pictured) is well-known for his involvement with Scitex, CreoScitex, Creo, Kodak, CIP4 and NGP. Wilton was most recently employed with Kodak Graphic Communications Group as director, partner and sustainability initiatives. Now, he takes up the role of managing director, of Wilton & Partners, Consulting Inc and is based out of North America, Vancouver, Canada – where he moved in 2004 (for a Creo head office role) from Sydney where he was the marketing manager, Australia, New Zealand since 1998.

The prospect of working independently excites Wilton. “I look forward to continuing to help the industry through my experience and advice,” he said. Meanwhile, he will continue his posting as chief education and marketing officer, and sits on the board of directors for the CIP4 Organisation.

“Education and marketing is where I can be most valuable to the industry, understanding the changing times, preparing for efficiency opportunities is focus for 2009,” he added.

Mike and Mark make a move at Fujifilm Sericol

Mike Harris and Mark Stallbaum are the new faces of Fujifilm Sericol’s technical sales department in NSW and Victoria respectively.

Harris (pictured below) has a strong print background, earning his trade as a screen printer. His previous roles include sales manager and state manager of Agfa.

Now that he has come on board as technical sales representative, Harris will make his way around the NSW region, meeting, greeting and helping customers. An advocate for digital printing, Harris hopes that others will realise the potential of digital print.

“Digital is the future,” he said. “Besides managing large accounts, another part of my role is in helping printers realise the benefits of going digital.”

Meanwhile, 20-year print veteran, Mark Stallbaum, continues his family’s involvement with the industry as technical sales representative throughout Victoria.

Stallbaum (pictured below)’s experience has covered five years in the self-adhesive label industry where he assisted major companies in the sales and technical area. He has also spent 16 years in technical sales in capital equipment, mainly in the offset field.

An optimist, Stallbaum sees a number of opportunities ahead for progressive printing businesses.

“I see tremendous possibilities for companies to get themselves involved in wide format digital printing,” he said. “For years, that business has been screen-based, but the digital side complements it beautifully; and that includes offset printers and even pre-press design houses.”

One of Stallbaum’s challenges will be to show printers the benefits of taking on new technologies with a focus on the latest digital flatbed equipment.

“To progress, there is a need to invest and move ahead with the times,” he said.