Duplo Appoints Former Kodak Man To Head Sales

Duplo International has appointed its new UK direct sales manager, Richard Mason.

Duplo International has appointed its new UK direct sales manager, Richard Mason.

Mason will report directly to Duplo International's UK general manager, Jan Jefferies, and will be managing the 11 UK regional business managers who are responsible for selling Duplo's graphic arts range including bookletmakers, cutters, folders and perfect binders.

He will also head up Duplo's after sales support service.

He will start his new role as UK direct sales manager on October 2.

Over the past 26 years, Mason has held sales and managerial roles with various companies, including the role of southern regional sales director of Litho Supplies, business development manager of Heidelberg UK and, his most recent position, senior digital sales manager for Kodak's Graphic Communications Group (GCG).

In that role with Kodak, Mason closed the largest digital press order in the company's history.

Jan Jefferies said: "With such a strong background in sales within the graphic arts industry, we are extremely excited to have Richard Mason on board.

He has an excellent understanding of the marketplace, an impressive track record for beating sales targets and implementing strategies combined with clear talent for leadership." She added: "Thanks to his vast experience in digital printing, Richard is well-placed to understand the increasing challenges that our customers face in trying to remain as competitive as possible.

In return, this will bring exciting opportunities for us.

We believe that he will be a priceless addition to our team." Mason commented: "Duplo's finishing portfolio is vast and caters for all aspects of the industry from traditional offset to digital.

Therefore, the customer base is wide and varied, which is an exciting challenge for me coming in as sales manager.

I believe that the Duplo range is not only comprehensive but also top quality and I'm looking forward to selling finishing systems that will add value to commodity print items and, in turn, will ultimately improve the printer's bottom line." And he continued: "Having been in the industry for such a long time, I understand how essential the finishing element is in the print production workflow.

It is something that should be considered as early on as the buying of a printing press, and is integral in assisting the printer in maximising returns.

Today's finishing equipment can eliminate bottlenecks, can keep pace with the highest productivity printing devices and perhaps more importantly help differentiate a company from its competitors.".

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