Kai Pistorius to lead QuadTech sales in Austria, Germany and Switzerland

Managing direct sales of QuadTech's automated press controls for packaging, commercial and newspaper printers, Pistorius will also support QuadTech agents in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Liechtenstein.

Pistorius joins QuadTech from Cerutti, where he was sales manager for flexo and gravure packaging. With 25 years of industry experience, he previously held a variety of sales and engineering positions, working for other leading industry suppliers including Praxair and Eltromat.

Pistorius replaces QuadTech's recently promoted market manager for packaging, Stephan Doppelhammer.

Pistorius said: ‘The newspaper and commercial print markets in the region have seen years of increasing pressure on their profit margins. Advanced automation to reduce labor costs, improve print quality and significantly reduce make-ready is the best path for printers to survive and thrive in such a competitive environment. I'm delighted to represent the leading innovator of color and inspection technology in the world.

‘Today's most profitable print operations invest in high quality presses and process equipment to achieve higher productivity yields at lower costs. These are all attractive benefits for multinational companies, constantly looking for ways to reduce their expenditure and speed up product to market.

‘QuadTech's portfolio of market-leading technology is ideally placed to maximize efficiency by supplying customized solutions. QuadTech solutions are offering printers innovative ways to reduce waste, labor costs, and time-and providing consistently high print quality from press to press and plant to plant.’

Doppelhammer adds: ‘I have worked closely with Kai for the last three months and can already see that he will be a great asset to the business, and more importantly-to our customers. His vast experience within the industry and local relationships in the region will enable us to expand our presence and depth of service in Western and Central Europe.’