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News Release from: Presstek Inc
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 March 2006
Presstek's New Man Heads DI Press Growth
Presstek has appointed Geoffrey Loftus to the position of press business general manager.
Presstek has appointed Geoffrey Loftus to the position of press business general manager Loftus has over 15 years of experience in the graphic arts industry, specifically with conventional and digital press technologies
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 18 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Prior to joining Presstek, he held key senior service and engineering positions at Heidelberg in the United States and Germany.
He most recently served as senior vice president for system service where he held executive strategic, operational and financial responsibility for technical services and the parts supply chain for Heidelberg in the USA.
He previously held the position of director of engineering, and in the early 1990s he worked on the research and development team for the original Quickmaster DI printing press as a principal mechanical engineer.
Loftus earned two patents as an inventor and he holds an MBA from New Hampshire College, a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Vermont and a Certificate in Logistics Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
"We are delighted that Geoff has joined Presstek's team," said Peter Bouchard, Presstek's marketing vice president.
"He is a highly accomplished and goal-focused operations executive with extensive experience in the print industry, customer support, logistics and engineering, whilst working with a global vendor network.
Geoff's leadership style and international business experience will be an asset to our company, especially as we bring our own Presstek-branded DI presses to the market." He continued: "In 2005, Presstek DI unit placements grew 75 per cent year over year and with our plans to expand our presence in Europe, we believe Geoff's experience will add great value to our continued and rapid growth path.".
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