Movers and appointments

Bird: "Picon is more important than ever before"

Picon appoints Greg Bird to its council

Kolbus UK managing director Greg Bird has been elected onto the Picon council, the body which determines the strategy and direction of the trade organisation.

Pike: Very proud to be joining DS Smith

DS Smith appoints new finance director

DS Smith has appointed a new group finance director and executive director to its board, with effect from incumbent Adrian Marsh’s retirement next summer.

Daniel Erni has been with Hunkeler since 2016

Change at the top of Hunkeler

Daniel Erni has been appointed as the new CEO of Swiss paper processing specialist Hunkeler.

Sherwin: "I can’t wait to get stuck in"

Go Inspire hires client development director

Go Inspire has taken on a new client development director for its Customer Experience division.

Dario Urbinati has been promoted from chief sales & service officer to CEO

Gallus appoints Dario Urbinati as new CEO

Narrow-web press manufacturer Gallus Group has announced the appointment of Dario Urbinati as its chief executive officer.

Smith: "For years I have admired Pureprint Group as forward-thinking"

SBS director taken on by Pureprint

The former group sales director at SBS Print Group, which fell into administration and ceased trading in October, has been hired by Pureprint Group as an account director.

David Parker has more than 20 years’ experience in flexographic printing

Miraclon makes senior UK hire; increases consumables prices

Flexo plate supplier Miraclon has appointed David Parker as its new sales manager for UK and Ireland, while also rolling out a global price increase of 5% on all consumables.

Paul Franklin, pictured here with a Scodix embellisher, has long industry experience

Scodix hires Paul Franklin as Northern Europe sales director

Scodix has appointed industry veteran Paul Michael Franklin as its sales director for Northern Europe, comprising the UK, Ireland and Nordic countries.

(L-R) Puneet Gupta, Rod Leach and Poonam Gupta

PG Paper supports growth with new MD hire

Paper merchant PG Paper has hired a new managing director to support its growth plans across global markets and further diversification.

Terry Boland has worked in door-drop marketing since 1999

LDM recruits first sales director

London and Manchester-based Leaflet Drop Marketing (LDM) has appointed Terry Boland as its first sales director.