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News Release from: Fujifilm Graphic Systems
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 April 2008
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Fujifilm Graphic Systems has reorganised its national sales team in the USA to provide better serve in terms of new technology and equipment.
The development is also intended to enhance service for consumables and other supplies Todd Zimmerman will assume the new position of vice president of field sales, whilst Phil Kane will become vice president of national equipment sales
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 4 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Zimmerman will oversee all four of the company's sales regions, as well as national accounts, pressroom products, newspaper products, Fujifilm sales specialists and dealer sales.
Kane will lead digital equipment and electronic imaging sales.
Zimmerman and Kane, along with Steve Bennett, the company's vice president of wide format sales, will report directly to Masahiro ('Sam') Ota, the new president and chief executive officer.
Bennett will continue to oversee the wide format group, as it expands its service and equipment, added Fujifilm.
The company said that Zimmerman joined Fujifilm (formerly Enovation Graphic Systems) in 2006 as vice president of national accounts.
He previously worked for Kodak (and Kodak Polychrome Graphics) where he held several sales and sales management positions.
Zimmerman has a bachelor of science degree in trade technical education, graphic arts from Ferris State University, a master of technology in graphic communications from Arizona State University and a master of business administration from Northwestern University.
Kane has worked with Fujifilm since 2001, when he joined the company as director of business development for electronic imaging.
Before that he was national sales manager for Canopy, a joint-venture that was formerly owned by Primesource Corporation and he was also vice president of sales for Screen USA, as well as sales manager for Phillips and Jacobs (which became part of Primesource in 1994) and vice president of sales for Howson Algraphy.
Todd Zimmerman commented: "The graphic communications industry continues to change rapidly and our ability to respond to this change quickly and efficiently has allowed our company to remain an industry leader.
We believe that this new sales structure will better serve our customers and allow us to continue to provide them with the best systems and services for their businesses.".
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