Xeikon appoints sales and marketing VP in North America

Xeikon has appointed David Wilkins as vice president of sales and Marketing in the US and Canada as it seeks to underpin its growth strategy in North America.

Wilkins joins Xeikon from JV Imaging Solutions

Wilkins joins the business from JV Imaging Solutions, where as vice president of the distributor of digital imaging, solvent processing and photopolymer plates to the web and mid web flexographic printing market, he was responsible for all sales, customer service and operations throughout the US. His previous roles include serving as national sales manager for MacDermid Printing Solutions and district manager/vice president of sales for The Pitman Company.

In his new role he will spearhead growth in the US and Canada, reporting directly to Xeikon CEO Wim Maes, who said: ‘We welcome Dave to our team and look forward to expanding the reach of our leading edge technology through his visionary market approach.

‘Thanks to his wealth of experience and achievements, from leading Pitman’s efforts to introduce ink sales and create pressroom programs to improve overall growth, to realigning MacDermid’s sales and technical support team to better achieve corporate goals and objectives, we are confident that he will set Xeikon on a clear path to growth.’