OKI Data Americas today announced that Tod Ratcliffe has been promoted to Director of Graphic Arts & Production. In this role, Ratcliffe will be responsible for the sales and distribution channel development of the innovative OKI proColor™ Series of color printers, and will oversee the proColor sales group. He previously served as OKI’s Regional Sales Manager within the proColor division.

With more than 25 years of experience in sales and marketing within the graphic arts and printing industries, Ratcliffe will continue to grow the OKI proColor brand and expand the series of digital production printers.

“Tod was a founding member of the OKI proColor group and has played an integral role in developing our distribution network,” said Rich Egert, General Manager of the Strategic Technology Provider Business Group for OKI Data Americas. “His vast experience in the graphics industry and his channel management capabilities make him the ideal principal to lead this critical component of OKI’s business into the future.”

Prior to joining OKI Data Americas, Ratcliffe spent 17 years in sales and marketing at Fujifilm Graphic Systems, and served as Regional Sales Director at Mutoh America.