He is now in talks about an acquisition opportunity within print, but would not give further details as discussions were ongoing.

Lasham joined Z-Card from Wyndeham, where he had been sales director for just seven months, but he told PrintWeek that it was always planned that he would stay at Z-Card for as long as it took to get it back on the straight and narrow.

Lasham spent a total of three years with Wyndeham, which bought his company, Print Direct, in 2000.

Z-Card bought the business assets of Z-Media Group in January (PrintWeek, 14 February) after the loss of a major deal with a telecoms group hit the firm hard.

Executive director Elizabeth Love becomes Z-Card managing director.