X-Rite appoints Stalam to lead US/EMEA businesses

Color management specialist X-Rite has appointed Vic Stalam (pictured, left) as senior vice president of sales and marketing, which will see him take responsibility for all sales, marketing and services activities for the Americas and EMEA regions and serve on X-Rite’s senior leadership team as a corporate officer.
 
Most recently, Stalam served as the vice president, commercial sales in the US and Canada for the Eastman Kodak Company. His team was responsible for selling the complete portfolio of Kodak products and solutions delivering approximately US$1 billion in revenue. 
 
Stalam advanced rapidly through a succession of sales, marketing and senior management positions at Kodak, including head of global key accounts and channel management and vice president within its packaging business, and general manager and vice president of digital products and systems. During his career at Kodak, Stalam led the teams that built several new businesses, like its Approval, DigiMaster, and Flexo Packaging solutions.
 
Stalam will be based in Grand Rapids, Michigan and report directly to Thomas J. Vacchiano, Jr., X-Rite chief executive officer.
 
Vacchiano said: ‘Vic has an exceptional track record of success in developing and growing businesses. His broad set of experiences will bring great value to X-Rite as we pursue our strategic growth opportunities.’