Apex Group starts activities in Latin America

Apex Group, a supplier of anilox and metering rolls, has appointed Dercilio Oliveira as sales area manager for Apex Latin America. The move allows individual service to be given in Latin America, tailored to the needs of the local market and in Spanish and Portuguese.

Dercilio Oliveira has both a technical and commercial background. Initially a mechanical engineer in Brazil, in 1990 he moved to the USA to work in import and export businesses to and from Latin America. Oliveira started working in the flexographic industry a year ago, and was appointed by Apex just before the drupa event in Germany.

‘I was introduced to Apex and was amazed by the product line and new advanced technologies they were bringing to the industry,’ said Oliveira. ‘For instance, the Genetic Transfer Technology which will give the standardization of the flexo printing process a new momentum. No longer will we speak about anilox rolls, because this new technology does not create a standard ceramic layer with cells in lines per cm anymore. I am excited working for such an innovative and global-oriented company and I am absolutely convinced this is what the Latin American printing industry needs.’

L-r: Martien Hendriks, technical sales director; Dercilio Oliveira, sales director Apex Latin America; Marian Waterschoot, managing director Apex Europe