Delphax Appoints New President And CEO

Delphax Technologies has named Dieter P Schilling as its president and chief executive officer, with immediate effect.

Delphax Technologies has named Dieter P Schilling as its president and chief executive officer, with immediate effect.

Schilling joined the company in 1985 and has served as vice president of engineering and manufacturing since 2004.

The directors also elected Kenneth E Overstreet, a director of Delphax since 2003, as chairman of the board.

Schilling succeeds Jay A Herman, who is leaving the company by mutual agreement with the board.

Herman joined Delphax in 1988 and was appointed president in 1989.

The company anticipates that he will continue to be available as a consultant.

Kenneth Overstreet commented: "The board appreciates Jay's many years of service to Delphax and we thank him for his contributions to the company's development as a manufacturer of advanced digital printing presses for the commercial printing industry.

We are very enthusiastic about the leadership Dieter will provide, and optimistic that he can build on Delphax's strengths.

His 21 years of experience with Delphax will be a valuable asset as we take the company to its next stage of growth." Schilling has served Delphax in various capacities with increasing responsibility since joining the company, including the positions of vice president of operations from 2000 to 2004, vice president of operations and customer service from 1989 to 2000, and vice president of customer service from 1986 to 1989, after starting his career with Delphax in 1985.

Prior to joining Delphax, Schilling was a founding principal and, eventually, president of Southern California Telephone, a telecommunications interconnect company.

Schilling said: "I appreciate the board of directors' confidence in naming me as CEO.

I want to emphasise to our customers, employees and shareholders that our vision and strategy will continue to be focused on enhancing our technology to provide innovative systems for the commercial printing industry." Overstreet has more than 30 years of leadership and experience in the printing industry.

From 2000 until his retirement in 2003, he was president of the Financial Solutions Group of Ennis Business Forms.

He was president of Northstar Computer Forms from 1989 to 2000, when it was acquired by Ennis.

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