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Erwin Busselot joins Kodaks GCG in EAMER to lead Digital Printing Solutions Marketing Team
Wednesday 28. May 2008 - Kodaks Graphic Communications Group (GCG) has appointed Erwin Busselot to the position of Marketing Director, Digital Printing Solutions (DPS) for the EAMER region (Europe, Africa & Middle East), based at La Hulpe, Brussels.
The role encompasses electrophotographic solutions, including the KODAK DIGIMASTER and KODAK NEXPRESS products, and inkjet products, notably the KODAK VERSAMARK continuous inkjet solutions.
Erwin Busselot has over 20 years of experience in marketing, product management and new business development for the graphic arts markets, much of it focused on digital printing. His most recent position was with Agfa, where he held a dual role marketing the companys workflow products, while also managing corporate communications in Europe.
A native of Belgium, Erwin is fluent in five languages and holds a Masters degree in Industrial Engineering from Group T, Louvain, as well as a Business-to-Business Sales & Marketing Certificate from EHSAL/INSTIMA, Belgium. He started his career in the graphic communications sector in 1988 as a product specialist in Agfas Business Imaging Systems group, and went on to expand his sales and marketing experience with many influential players in graphic arts, including Scitex Europe, HP Indigo and BarcoView, eventually returning to Agfa. Erwin is a regular contributor and speaker at graphic arts industry events and forums, and a fervent evangelist of digital production solutions.
Erwin joined Kodak on 1st May and will take over the leadership of the EAMER DPS marketing team at the end of June from Will Mansfield, who is moving to a worldwide marketing leadership role with Kodaks GCG Inkjet Production Solutions product group headquartered in Dayton, Ohio.
Bill Atkinson, Kodaks Regional Business Manager for Electrographic Printing Solutions in EAMER, comments, “We are delighted to be able to reinforce Kodaks marketing team with someone of Erwins sector experience and professional calibre. Erwin has been immersed in the digital revolution in graphic arts of the last 20 years, and we are confident that his knowledge, insights and enthusiasm for digital integration will be an asset to Kodak and to our customers in EAMER.”