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Xerox has confirmed that Jeff Jacobson will lead Xerox Corporation, its document and printing business, when the company splits in two.

Xerox will decide on the CEO for its $11bn (£7.8bn) Document Technology business “in the coming weeks”.

James Povey, Polestar’s former marketing director for UK Print, has joined YM Group.

UK photobook and photo gift web-to-print software company Taopix has hired a former EFI sales director as its commercial director and his first day at the job was at Drupa.

Screen Europe vice-president of solutions and technology Tim Taylor left his role during Drupa and is understood to be taking up a new position at Ricoh.

Heidelberg is ramping up its digital go-to-market team with another senior hire.

Anthony Thirlby has joined Heidelberg in a new role that is key to the manufacturer’s strategy around ‘smart print shops’.

Printer and mail services firm Critiqom has appointed former Bloxx chief executive Charles Sweeney to lead the £16m-turnover company.

CirclePrinters has filled the sales void caused by the death of Angus Jurkschat by recruiting a senior salesperson from Polestar.

Polestar chief executive Barry Hibbert is no longer with the business.

Domino Printing Science’s former group finance director has joined Xaar as a non-executive director.

St Bride Foundation has appointed a new interim general manager and has lined up a fresh programme of events to run alongside London Craft Week, as well as its summer Wayzgoose.