EFI has named Douglas Edwards as its new chief technology officer (CTO).
Mr Edwards replaces long-time technology leader Ghilad Dziesietnik, who recently retired after nearly 25 years with EFI – the last 14 of which he served as CTO.
Mr Edwards was previously CEO at inkjet printhead specialist Xaar, as well as chairman of Xaar 3D, the company’s 3D printing joint venture with Stratasys.
EFI chairman and CEO Jeff Jacobson said, ‘Doug possesses one of the best technological backgrounds in our industry, and combines technology with demonstrated business accomplishments. EFI has a history of providing its customers with a competitive advantage by keeping them at the forefront of technology.
‘I had the pleasure of working closely with Doug, when I was the CEO of KPG, as well as when I was the COO of Kodak’s Graphic Communications business, and I cannot think of a better person in our industry to lead EFI’s strategic and technology developments.’
Mr Edwards added, ‘EFI was a customer of mine while with Xaar, and I am very aware of the unique opportunity EFI has now to further develop a portfolio that includes many of the world’s leading digital inkjet and print workflow solutions. EFI, with its printhead-agnostic approach, is leveraging technology from many different vendors, and I look forward to bringing my inkjet experience to help drive value from this strategy and further enhance EFI’s ‘best of breed’ approach.
‘Dating back to my time with Kodak and KPG, I have long appreciated Jeff Jacobson’s approach to innovation and technology development. I look forward to working with him and the global EFI team to drive our customers’ success in high-quality print production.’
