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Heidelberg board down to two after another departure
Heidelberg has announced the shock departure of its ‘digital transformation’ evangelist Dr Ulrich Hermann, with the firm’s management board reduced to just two people as a result.

Rising star: Lewis Platt Apprentice digital printer, Resource
Lewis is 18 and has already been working in the industry for two years. He initially started working at Leeds-based Resource to fill time between college terms, and was then offered a position as an...

60 seconds with Edward Thompson
Edward Thompson started life way back in 1867, “the result of winning a bet on the horses”, and the firm grew rapidly in the 1960s on the back of the growth of commercial bingo.

Q&A: Douglas Connor, supply chain executive, Paragon Customer Communications
Douglas has been working in print one way or another since leaving school in 1988. He’s also club secretary of Hillsborough Pumas JFC in Sheffield, and manages the U15 side. He’s married with two...

De La Rue appoints interim CFO
De La Rue has appointed an interim finance chief to plug the gap left by Helen Willis, who left the company abruptly just over a fortnight ago.

Former Curtis chairman passes away
Curtis Packaging’s former managing director and chairman Peter Curtis has passed away aged 89.

De La Rue CFO quits
De La Rue has abruptly parted company with chief financial officer Helen Willis, who is leaving the struggling group with immediate effect.

EFI chief calls for industry to 'lift itself up'
EFI CEO Jeff Jacobson used his inaugural Connect user conference opening keynote to ask the sector to do more to “lift itself up… because there's a lot of growth in this great industry”.

Rising star: Kira Latham, account manager, Route 1 Print
Kira was headed for the heat of the kitchen but ended up in a hot seat in print instead. She’s 22 and joined Rotherham-based Route 1 just over four years ago.

Q&A: Nick Wilson, commercial director, DG3/Leycol
Goalkeeping’s loss was print’s gain. Arsenal fan Nick is 32 and has spent 15 years in print. He was on Tottenham’s books as a kid, and then played semi-professional football subsequently while holding...