Xaar Expands Sales Team

Xaar plc has expanded its business development team with three new appointments.

Xaar plc has expanded its business development team with three new appointments.

Bryan Palphreyman and Peter Addington have been appointed as business development managers for the packaging sector, and John Attard has taken on the role of business development for organic semiconductors and other 'functional fluid' applications.

In his role as business development manager for packaging, Palphreyman will be responsible for developing relationships with new and existing customers and generating new business with a particular focus on the labels market.

He is a qualified electrical engineer and has a background in labelling and coding and marking, having held senior sales positions within companies including Logopack, Weber Marking Systems, Willett and Sessions of York.

Addington will also be responsible for developing new business opportunities in cartons.

Before joining Xaar, he spent the last 14 years running his own consultancy in cost-efficient packaging for clients primarily in the food and drink industries.

Before that, he held several senior packaging development roles at Schweppes International and Express Foods Group.

Before joining Xaar, Attard gained 15 years of international experience as a specialist in the management and commercialisation of science and technology.

In recent years, he has held senior business development and management positions at Cambridge Display Technology, Rescitech Ltd, Philips Electronics in the Netherlands and SINTEF Unimed in Norway.

Commenting on the appointments, Nigel Berry, head of business development for Xaar said: "Technology deployment into wider markets plays an important part in Xaar's strategy moving forward.

Inkjet technology has the potential to have a significant impact in the packaging and industrial.

The new appointments, which bring a wealth of specialist industry experience to Xaar, demonstrate the company's intention to exploit these markets and will ensure the development of strong customer relationships.".

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