Xaar appoints director of sales for the Americas

Don Whaley joins Xaar from Piksel, a provider of SaaS-based video platforms, where he was vice president of global channels. He has also held a variety of senior sales management, business development and marketing positions with The Wind Group and Kodak.

‘This is a great time to join Xaar,’ said Whaley. ‘There are big opportunities to extend the penetration of the company’s market-leading inkjet technologies in the graphics, packaging and industrial imaging markets throughout the region.  It’s my role to realise the potential, and I’m hugely excited at the prospect.’

Richard Barham, Xaar’s chief customer officer, added: ‘We’re delighted to secure Don Whaley to spearhead our drive into the American markets. He has a superb track record of driving growth with global technology companies, and his packaging and graphics industry knowledge, experience and enthusiasm will be a huge asset for us in these important markets.’

Xaar has also opened an office in Texas to further support its growth ambitions in the North and Latin American markets.