Presstek boosts sales efforts with trio of appointments

Giampaolo Zani has been named as sales manager for plate products in EAMER, and is responsible for leading the market launch and sales growth of the Zahara waterless plate in the region.

He brings 20 years of industry experience to Presstek having represented major manufacturers such as Canon, Agfa and Lastra.

John Piccarreto has been named as sales manager for plate products in the Western US, and will be responsible for expanding Presstek’s sales growth for the Zahara waterless plate product, and overseeing relationships with dealers across the entire western half of the United States and Canada.

He has over 20 years of industry sales and business development experience from companies such as xpedx and Kodak.

Engineered as a drop-in ready plate alternative, Presstek said Zahara has been widely accepted among high profile users of sheet-fed and narrow web waterless presses. 

Further, Simon Cosh has been named as sales manager for digital printing systems in the UK. Based out of the Presstek UK sales office, Cosh is responsible for expanding and leading Presstek DI digital offset press sales efforts across the UK and Western Europe through direct and distribution channels.

He has more than 25 years of capital equipment and consumables sales experience at well-known companies such as Fuji, Parmarco and Dantex.

‘I am delighted to join Presstek at this opportune time because the company’s value proposition of “removing complexities from the print production chain” clearly resonates with today’s print market,’ said Cosh. ‘CPO models are rapidly gaining popularity among commercial printers because of the low cost of ownership, fast turn-around and high print quality combination, and the impressive new press warranty regardless of press age or impression count.’

Presstek stated that bolstering its sales management team will help profitably grow revenue and further expand channels for its eco-friendly printing products, and said the trio will be ‘key players in building our brand even more in the competitive plate and equipment market’.

Ralph Jenkins, director of worldwide sales and marketing at Presstek, said: ‘All three bring outstanding sales achievements and valuable expertise to their respective roles overseeing direct and channel sales.

In particular, having Zani and Piccarreto on board positions Presstek for strong growth as it accelerates the commercial release of Zahara to the waterless CtP plate segment on a worldwide basis.’