Laval, Quebec — Thierry Barbeau has been named District Sales Manager, Eastern Canadian Region, for MAN Roland Inc. He is based in Montreal and covers Québec and the Maritimes. The graphic arts veteran has represented some of the industry’s other major brands in Montreal and throughout Quebec, working with Compugraphic Canada LTD, Linotype Canada LTD, Heidelberg Canada and Xerox Canada. While at Xerox in the late 90s, Barbeau was Color and Production Specialist for the company’s graphic arts team in Montreal. His responsibilities were later expanded to encompass all of Québec. The holder of an economics degree from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen in France, Thierry was responsible for implementing Xerox’s Marketing Partnership Program (MPP) during his tenure with the firm. He was a member of Xerox’s President’s Club in 1997 and 1998. Before joining MAN Roland, Thierry was Sales Manager for one of Quebec’s leading commercial and digital printers, Impression Paragraph.