Eede, the Netherlands – Xeikon, an innovator in digital color printing technology,has underpinned its growth strategy in North America with the appointment of David Wilkins as Vice President Sales and Marketing US and Canada.

Wilkins joins the business from JV Imaging Solutions, where as Vice President of the distributor of digital imaging, solvent processing, and photopolymer plates to the web and mid web flexographic printing market, he was rresponsible for all sales, customer service, and operations throughout USA.

Previous roles include National Sales Manager for MacDermid Printing Solutions and District Manager/ Vice President of Sales for The Pitman Company. He also worked in sales for printing and publishing markets for Intergraph Corporation and as Product Marketing Manager/ National Sales Director for Gerber Scientific Instrument Company.

In his new role he will spearhead growth in the US and Canada, reporting directly to Xeikon CEO Wim Maes.

“We welcome Dave to our team and look forward to expanding the reach of our leading edge technology through his visionary market approach,” states Maes.

”Thanks to his wealth of experience and achievements, from leading Pitman’s efforts to introduce ink sales and create pressroom programs to improve overall growth, to re-aligning MacDermaid’s sales and technical support team to better achieve corporate goals and objectives, we are confident that he will set Xeikon on a clear path to growth.”