Ricoh Europe has appointed Clive Stringer as director of its Continuous Feed and High End Software, Commercial and Industrial Printing Group.
He replaces Tim Taylor who has been promoted to the new global post of director, Inkjet Production Solutions. From April 1 2020, Mr Taylor will be part of the global High Productivity Solutions Center, where he will be responsible for the preparation and global launch of key strategic high speed inkjet solutions focused on the Graphic Arts market. He will also play a strategic role in representing European and global client requirements in future product planning.
Meanwhile, Mr Stringer will be responsible for Ricoh’s high-speed inkjet technology, including the Ricoh Pro VC70000, the Pro VC40000, the Pro VC20000 and the Pro V20000. He will focus on the needs of direct mail and transactional clients as well as the benefits that software solution suite Ricoh ProcessDirector can deliver to busy production environments.
‘The high speed inkjet team has grown very quickly under Tim’s watch and I am excited to be able to continue that momentum as clients increasingly recognise the many tangible business benefits this technology consistently brings,’ Mr Stringer said.
‘Following extensive research and development Ricoh has created benchmark setting high speed inkjet solutions. As a result, clients can be confident that when they adopt the technology it will elevate their quality, capacity and productivity to expand capabilities and profitability, and address new opportunities.’
‘High speed inkjet is capturing the imagination of forward thinking operations which is why we have made this key appointment,’ added Eef de Ridder, vice president of Ricoh Europe’s Commercial and Industrial Printing Group.
‘With Clive, who will be supporting businesses who specialise in Direct Mail and transactional print joining Juergen Freier, recently appointed to guide more Graphic Arts oriented Print Service Providers who are on their Analogue to Digital journey, Ricoh has the high speed inkjet expertise and portfolio to add strategic value across the market.’
