Roland DG EMEA names new managing director

Jerry Davies has been promoted to the position of managing director of Roland DG EMEA after 14 years as the company’s UK managing director.

Jerry Davies promoted in the EMEA region from similar position for the UK and Ireland

Davies joined Roland UK as sales director in 1996, before becoming business development director in 1998. He was named as divisional managing director at Roland DG (UK) in 2001, before taking up the role as managing director in 2006.

His promotion has seen Roland DG’s UK and Ireland sales director Brett Newman promoted to fill the position.

Newman has worked at Roland DG in the UK for 14 years,

Davies and Newman will work closely together in their new positions.

‘I’ve had the pleasure of working with Brett for over 14 years at Roland DG and have seen him flourish and grow into an outstanding advocate for our industry,’ Davies said. ‘He has a level of technical and market knowledge that places him amongst the very best in the industry.

‘I am very confident he is exactly the right person to be at the helm of this business and steer it towards the many exciting opportunities the UK and Irish markets will present over the next few years.’