Ridgefield Park, NJ - Agfa Graphics announced today that Lois Catala has joined Agfa Graphics as Marketing Communications Manager. Lois brings extensive marketing and branding experience to Agfa. She will report to Deborah Hutcheson, Agfa Graphics North America's Director of Marketingand will be responsible for implementing Agfa's strategic branding campaign.

Lois brings a wealth of marketing and strategic communications experience to Agfa, most recently from Rutgers University where she focused on internal and external communications and branding initiatives. Previously, she held strategic marketing positions at Sharp Electronics and Sony Electronics and was responsible for brand and executive communications as well as consumer product promotions.

"This is an exciting time for Agfa Graphics. We have many exciting initiatives and new products we expect to introduce this year, and last year's acquisition of the Pitman Company has added a whole new dynamic to the company," Hutcheson said. "We are pleased to welcome Lois to Agfa and we are looking forward to sharing her talents with our customers."