April has involved interesting personnel moves aplenty. Last week's news that Les Pipe is returning to Wyndeham wasn't entirely unexpected - his name was in the frame for some sort of return to the group, although speculation had centred on Pipe perhaps being involved with a buyout of the pre-media side of the business.  Once he gets his feet properly under the table next month I'm sure a lot of people will be watching closely to see precisely what his new group development role will entail.

There are echoes of St Ives' group sales play in the announcement, which brings me on to Pat Martell, who has now officially taken up the reigns as CEO at St Ives, so the question of the moment is "what will Pat do next?" to make his mark on the plc.

Last week also brought news of the welcome return of Graham Fraser, set to take up his new position at Gould International next month. With so many changes in the paper supply chain at present, this move too will definitely be one to watch. Graham is a smart cookie, so it's significant that he's chosen a role on the non-mill side of things.

Changes are also afoot at web printer BGP, which is building up its sales team with an aggressive recruitment drive and has already captured two new recruits from rival web firms. Checking out owner Sir John Madejski's wealth in the Sunday Times Rich List at the weekend, it states "falling asset values" have diminished his fortune by £150m to a mere £250m. The boys in Bicester must surely be under pressure to start turning in some more positive numbers sharpish.

Further westward, who would have predicted John Ashfield's return to the commercial print side of things at the revived and renamed Goodman Baylis? Gosh and double-gosh. And there are a few people who haven't yet resurfaced that I must be sure to keep tabs on too, including Ross Borton, Bob Caley, and Simon Ward. All in all the spring/summer period looks likely to be a vintage period for avid watchers of the industry's personnel merry-go-round.