Agfa Graphics – Mississauga, Ontario, CA – Steve Fournier has joined the company as national business manager of media and applications. Charbel Najem has also been added to the Agfa team, assuming the role of account manager.

Apex – Hapert, the Netherland – Anilox and metering technologies company Apex has added two executives to the company’s leadership team. Jeff Dietz (1) has been appointed vice president of sales for North and Central America while Doug Jones (2) has been appointed vice president of global marketing.

Avery Dennison – Glendale, CA, USA – Avery Dennison has elected Mitchell  Butier (3) the new president and chief operating officer. He has been the company’s senior vice president and chief financial officer since June 2010. Donald Nolan, president of the Materials Group, will leave the company after a brief transition period. As a result, Butier will also assume direct oversight of the Materials businesses.

Clondalkin Group – the Netherlands –  Rienk Jan van der Kooi (4) has been appointed managing director of the Engineered Films business unit in the Netherlands, within the Group’s Flexible Packaging Division.

DIP Company – Delta, CO, USA – Vickie Mead, customer service, and JoAnn Bohn, finance manager, have retired from DIP Company.

Esko – Miamisburg, OH, USA – Esko has announced the promotion of Rory Marsoun (5), director of software training deployment, Americas, to vice president flexo business development.

Flexo Concepts – Plymouth, MA, USA – Brad Williams has joined Flexo Concepts as the OEM account executive.

Gallus – Philadelphia, PA, USA – Brian Bishop has resigned as president of Gallus Inc..

Harper Corp. of America – Charlotte, NC, USA – Global anilox roll supplier Harper Corporation of America has hired Trevor Schroeder as the West Coast graphic advisor for the Harper GraphicSolutions division.

Kocher + Beck – Lenexa, KS, USA – Following the promotion of Michael Weyermann, Kocher + Beck welcomes Bryan Kiesinger to the company as its Northeast regional sales manager.

Kodak – Rochester, NY, USA – Kodak has named Steven Overman the chief marketing officer and senior vice president, corporate marketing.

Nilpeter – Cincinnati, OH, USA – Brian Vincent (6) has joined Nilpeter USA Inc. as the vice president of operations.

Pamarco Global Graphics – Atlanta, GA, USA – Pamarco Global Graphics has announced it has appointed Glenda McCarty (7) as customer service lead for the company’s Flexo Division.

PMMI – Reston, VA, USA - PMMI membership has elected Wayne Goldberg, Emmanuel Cerf and Jonathon Titterton to four-year terms on the board of directors. In addition, the association has welcomed Ray Luca to the staff as director of expositions. He will be responsible for operations and management of the Pack Expo events.

Relyco – Dover, NH, USA – Relyco has appointed Bruce Steinberg (8) as the new president.

Trinity Graphic – Sarasota, FL, USA – Trinity Graphic has named its former production manager, Ron Carbone, as the new director of manufacturing and production. Annmarie Gigliotti, former prepress supervisor, has been promoted to director of prepress operations. Martin Hage recently joined the company as a Wide Format quality assurance manager.

Wausau Coated Products – Wausau, WI, USA – Wausau Coated Products has announced the hiring of Jim Sheibley (9) as the company’s new vice president of sales and marketing.