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Spandex France Appoints Patrick Veyssiere as Aftermarket Business Manager

Spandex has announced the appointment of Patrick Veyssiere as Aftermarket Business Manager for its French subsidiary

Friday 25. July 2008 - Spandex, the pioneering one-stop supplier of complete and innovative solutions to the digital printing, sign making and imaging industries worldwide, has announced the appointment of Patrick Veyssiere as Aftermarket Business Manager for its French subsidiary.

Mr Veyssiere joins Spandex France from Océ, where he held the position of Product Manager for the company’s display graphics media business. His new appointment at Spandex will see him report directly to Rob Jackson, VP Sales Western Europe.

Mr Veyssiere will be responsible for leading and aligning Spandex’s sales organization to achieve sustainable and profitable performance in accordance with the company’s wider strategic and corporate objectives.

Mr Veyssiere boasts an established track record within the graphic arts industry spanning more than 15 years. His experience includes eight years spent at Xerox where he held product management positions within both Xerox Document Supplies and Xerox Engineering Systems. He has also spent time running his own company, having established a business offering inks, media, spares and service contracts to the display graphics market.

Having gained a formidable understanding of the graphic arts hardware and consumables market during his career to date, Mr Veyssiere is naturally keen to make a quick impact as he assumes responsibility for the effective management and execution of Spandex’s sales and marketing plan.

Commenting on his new role, Mr Veyssiere says, “I am thrilled to be taking up this challenging position and look forward to bolstering Spandex’s leading position as a total solution provider for the signmaking and speciality graphics industry.”

Rob Jackson, VP Sales Western Europe at Spandex, adds, “Spandex’s ability to meet customer requirements through the delivery of high quality products and support services will always be dependent upon having high calibre people in place. Patrick’s considerable knowledge of the sign and digital market makes him ideally suited to fulfil this important role and we are delighted to welcome him to the team.”