Personnel

Rigid Group's Paul Coates passes away

Rigid Group financial director Paul Coates has passed away suddenly at the age of 53.

Morgana adds regional sales chief

Finishing equipment manufacturer Morgana Systems has appointed Stuart Morrison as area sales manager for north London and the Home Counties.

CirclePrinters appoints Coerman chief operating officer

European gravure print group CirclePrinters has appointed Maarten Coerman to its group management board as chief operating officer.

Heron redundancies 'rub salt in employees wounds' says Unite

Unite has said that Wyndeham Group's decision to make 86 employees redundant at its Heron subsidiary "rubs salt into the wound" after staff agreed a pay cut to avoid job losses.

Goodhead Group proposes pay cut of up to 20%

Goodhead Group employees have been asked to take a pay cut in order for the business to continue as a self-supporting entity.

DS Smith chairman Peter Johnson resigns

DS Smith has announced that its chairman Peter Johnson has decided to step down from the position he has held since 2007 and resign from the board he first joined as a non-exec in 1999.

Wyndeham in consultation with 86 Heron employees

Wyndeham Group has entered into consultation with 86 employees at its Wyndeham Heron facility.

Former 3M boss Mitchell joins James Cropper as non-exec

UK paper mill James Cropper has appointed former 3M UK and Ireland managing director Douglas Mitchell as a non-executive director with effect from 1 January 2012.

Kodak appoints new president as trio of directors quit

The board of Eastman Kodak was rocked last month by the departure of three directors in two weeks, while the company also appointed a new president.

Schawk appoints new creative lead to Retail Marketing division

Schawk has strengthened its growing creative offering with the recruitment of former Arc Worldwide group creative director Heidi Schoeneck.

Tall Group appoints new group marketing manager

Tall Group's Dominic Coghlan, who joined the company as a marketing executive in 2008, has been promoted to group marketing manager responsible for all marketing activity across group companies Tall...

Duraweld lauds internship scheme

Packaging and stationery manufacturer Duraweld has lauded the use of internships in the print industry after staff on work experience brought in a host of new ideas.