Global Graphics PLC: Global Graphics appoints new Chief Executive Officer
12 Novembre 2019 - 6:00PM
Global Graphics PLC: Global Graphics appoints new Chief Executive
Officer
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INFORMATION
GLOBAL GRAPHICS APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER
Cambridge (UK), 12 November 2019 (18:00 CET):
Global Graphics PLC (Euronext: GLOG) has appointed Mike Rottenborn
as its new CEO following Gary Fry’s decision to step down from the
post at the end of the year to pursue other avenues in the printing
and publishing software industry. Mr Rottenborn is currently the
president and CEO of HYBRID Software Inc. and will take up his new
position from 1st January 2020.
Gary Fry has served as chief executive officer since 2008 and
has steered the Company through a significant growth period during
which several strategic acquisitions have been concluded including
Meteor Inkjet, the industrial printhead driver solutions
specialists, and, Xitron LLC, a leading developer of prepress
solutions. He has been the driving force behind the Company’s
success in providing software solutions for inkjet printing, a
rapidly expanding technology which is used to produce labels and
packaging, ceramics, interior décor, and textiles.
Mr Rottenborn (52) founded HYBRID Software in 2007 to provide a
software solution that bridges the gap between e-commerce portals,
prepress workflows, and MIS/ERP systems. He has spent 30
years working in the graphic arts industry and began his career as
an electrical engineer with DuPont Printing & Publishing. After
DuPont, Mr Rottenborn joined PCC Artwork Systems to focus on
prepress workflow software for packaging and commercial printing
customers.
Guido Van der Schueren, chairman of Global Graphics comments,
“Gary Fry has been instrumental in shaping Global Graphics into the
organisation it is today with a very clear strategic focus on
digital and inkjet printing and the board is grateful for the
energy and dynamism he has brought to the role. In Mike
Rottenborn the Company has the ideal candidate to succeed Gary due
to his impeccable technical credentials combined with extensive
commercial experience. He also has the analytical,
leadership, and organizational skills that are required to guide
the business forward. With decades of industry experience to
bring to bear he is a well-known and respected figure and the board
is delighted to welcome him as part of the Global Graphics
team.”
Mr Rottenborn received his Bachelor of Science degree in
Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and his Master of Science
degree in Computer Science from Villanova University.
About Global
Graphics
Through its operating subsidiaries, Global Graphics PLC
(Euronext Brussels: GLOG) is a leading developer of platforms for
digital inkjet printing and type design and development. Customers
for digital inkjet technology include press manufacturers such as
HP, Canon, Durst, Roland, Hymmen and Mark Andy. Those for
font design include numerous international brands, from
manufacturers such as Mercedes Benz and Siemens, to digital media
and epublishing companies. Global Graphics PLC is
headquartered in Cambridge UK. Its subsidiary companies are
printing software developers Global Graphics Software; the type
foundry, URW Type Foundry, and the industrial printhead driver
solutions specialists, Meteor Inkjet.
Contacts
Jill Taylor |
Graeme Huttley |
Corporate Communications
Director |
Chief Financial Officer |
Tel: +44 (0)1223 926489 |
Tel: +44 (0)1223 926472 |
Email: jill.taylor@globalgraphics.com |
Email: graeme.huttley@globalgraphics.com |