He will report to sales director George Kendal and arrives following a two and a half year stint at consumables supplier Hydro Dynamic Products. Smith also has sales experience at Heidelberg and Mitsubishi.
Ive taken the role at KBA because I wanted to get back into press sales and my aim is to help make the company more prominent in the South East, said Smith.
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