Mark Andy appoints CTO

Mark Andy said Marler is an accomplished leader with impressive credentials as an innovator for inkjet print heads and web handling and brings to Mark Andy extensive digital printing experience from industry leading organizations.

Prior to joining Mark Andy, Marler and his team developed and commercialized the world’s fastest digital print technology for commercial printing markets.

Marler has already been involved with the engineering efforts for the development and launch of the Mark Andy Digital Series.

Kevin Wilken, chief executive officer of Mark Andy, said: ‘I am very excited to have Jaren lead the engineering and R&D efforts for Mark Andy, as we now represent the two most relevant print technologies for the label and packaging markets – flexo and digital.

‘This combination provides every converter the opportunity to pick whichever technology provides them the most profits depending on their specific needs. It’s an incredibly exciting time to have Jaren lead Mark Andy’s digital initiative as well as help guide our entire company through an important transformation.

‘We are confident that he will bring a fresh, inventive vision to the role, supporting our commitment worldwide to provide technology and solutions that focus directly on converter profitability and success.’

Mark Andy will feature its Digital Series technology as part of its presence at Labelexpo Americas 2014 next month.