Bessant is a recognised treble ACE Adobe Certified Expert in Acrobat 4, 6 and 6 Professional and is currently registered with Adobe to become a certified instructor.
He is also an Enfocus certified trainer and has completed more than 160 PDF installations.
Bessant is the second senior S&G manager to move to Pensord this year. Commercial director Darren Coxon joined from S&G in January.
Pensord chief executive Tony Jones says: I have worked with Jon in the past and I know that his experience will prove invaluable to customers coming to terms with PDF workflows and those looking to step up to the next level. He is a real authority in the industry and we are delighted to have him working for us.
Jon will link up with Darren both are very focused individuals with great interpersonal skills, he said.
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