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Jean-Francois Colpron Named Vice President, Prinect and Consumables Product Management for Heidelberg USA
Friday 02. October 2009 - Heidelberg USA reports that Jean-Francois ("JF") Colpron has been appointed to direct Heidelberg USAs Product Management team as Vice President, Prinect and Consumables Product Management. Colpron previously held the position of Vice President, Product Management and Marketing for Heidelberg Canada.
“Jean-Francois has successfully established Heidelberg Canada as a key player in prepress and consumables,” said Richard Armstrong, President of Heidelberg Canada. “His experience will be invaluable in helping to expand the product portfolio in the USA.”
“I am pleased to welcome Jean-Francois to our U.S. management team,” said James Martin, Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications, Heidelberg USA. “His product knowledge, insight and expertise will be of enormous assistance to us in enhancing our consumables portfolio.”
Jean-Francois Colpron has more than 22 years of management experience in the graphic arts industry, nine of which were spent at Heidelberg Canada. This experience includes serving as Vice President of Product Management and Marketing, and Vice President of Sales and Service Graphic Supplies and Prepress. During this time, Colpron reorganized independent sales departments into cross-functional teams, implemented the use of sales automation tools, and managed the merger of three different business units. These efforts resulted in increased customer satisfaction and reduced operating costs for Heidelberg Canada. Colpron also has experience as Western Canada Business Manager at Fuji Graphic Systems Canada and Western Canada Sales Manager at McCutcheon Graphics.