Personnel

Williams Lea chief executive Tim Griffiths has stepped down from his full time role after 25 years with the company.

Office Depot has developed a business services division to help the company's four exisiting departments focus on business management.

HH Global has appointed Jeffery Tolman, a previous deputy chairman and chief executive, strategy, at Saatchi & Saatchi, as a non-executive director.

Ex-Manroland subsidiary ppi Media has appointed Ian Roberts as its UK and Ireland sales agent.

Paper manufacturer James Cropper has appointed Phil Wild as chief executive of the company following Alun Lewis' departure after 25 years of service.

Communisis has appointed former Williams Lea executive director Laurence Bosshard as managing director international as it seeks to boost its overseas presence.

Workers will be able to sign away some of their employment rights in exchange for shares of up to 50,000 in the business they work for, under a radical plan to rewrite UK employment law.

Repropoint this week opened the doors of its Woking premises to 25 staff from finishing manufacturer Duplo.

Mail management company Synertec has installed two CMC 9000 inserting lines at its new Bristol site to align its capacity with demand.

The Printing Industry Pension Scheme (PIPS) unveiled its auto-enrolment proposition yesterday (1 October) to coincide with the initial roll-out of the new UK workplace pensions legislation.

Staff at envelope manufacturer John Dickinson are facing potential job losses after they were told on Friday that the plant may close due to declining demand.

Michael Barker, who was appointed to the board only last Thursday (27 September), has replaced Harry Boon as chairman with immediate effect from 1 October.