New Picon chairman Michael Knight said: "Mark lives and breathes our industry and will have invaluable input."
Nixon has 19 years' experience in graphic arts. He started as a printer's apprentice before joining Howson Algraphy in 1986.
In 1998 he became sales director at Scitex UK and continued in the role after the firm merged with Creo.
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