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It's crystal ball time again...

So begins a new decade of opportunity for print

As the decade drew to a close, Printweek took the opportunity to ask some of the wise men and women of print what were their highs, lows and key learnings of the past 10 years.

Stringer: clients increasingly recognise the tangible business benefits of inkjet

Ricoh makes further key appointment

Ricoh has promoted Tim Taylor to a new global role, resulting in another senior hire at the manufacturer’s growing commercial and industrial printing business.

Oswald will take up his new role in April

Mondi boss to join Mayr-Melnhof

Outgoing Mondi Group chief executive Peter Oswald is to join Mayr-Melnhof Karton as its new chairman and chief executive, it has been announced.

New CFO Ian Tichias joins in March

Xaar appoints new CFO, sets up dev lab

Xaar has found a new CFO and has also set up a new lab aimed at boosting the uptake of its printheads for advanced manufacturing.

New book explains the workings that drive Nettl

Grafenia fills finance role, CEO pens book

Grafenia has appointed a new group finance director, while chief executive Peter Gunning has written a book extolling the benefits of W3P – the ‘secret system’ used by its Nettl studios.

Edwards: EFI has "unique opportunity"

EFI appoints Edwards as new CTO

Former Xaar CEO Doug Edwards has joined EFI as chief technology officer.

Oswald: long career at Mondi

Mondi begins search for new CEO

Mondi chief executive Peter Oswald is leaving the business in what is viewed as a surprise move.

Juery: keen to get to grips with new role

Agfa appoints new CEO

Agfa has appointed a new CEO at what the board described as “a decisive moment” for the group.

Galloway: Printers have a huge breadth of skills. We should recognise this

New year predictions: Kirk Galloway, Buxton Press

We strongly suspect that the item topping the Buxton CEO’s Christmas wish list featured in a lot of print bosses’ letters to Santa.

Smith wants the division caused by Brexit to become a distant memory

New year predictions: Simon Smith, CS Labels

What the managing director of the award-winning label and packaging specialist really wants for Christmas is a new crystal ball, well, that and a fairer view of plastic’s purpose.