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Kolnmesse tapsJan-Raphael Spitzhorn as new photokina director People on the Move 

Kolnmesse tapsJan-Raphael Spitzhorn as new photokina director

Jan-Raphael Spitzhorn was named director, photokina at Koelnmesse. He succeeds Fabian Ströter, who is relinquishing this position for personal reasons, the company said. The 39-year-old business-administration graduate has been with the company since 2012, initially in the Corporate Development division, where he already strategically supported photokina and participated in a fundamental concept adjustment starting in 2016. He was previously part... Read More
Legacybox names Emily Holesinger as CFO People on the Move 

Legacybox names Emily Holesinger as CFO

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Legacybox promoted Emily Holesinger, CPA to CFO. Holesinger, who has nearly 15 years’ experience across finance and accounting, joined Legacybox earlier this year as controller. The announcement comes a few weeks after the company promoted Jill McKay Wilson as the company’s first COO, after serving as the company’s CMO. “Emily is an immensely talented financial professional and is the right fit... Read More
FASTSIGNS International appoints Jennifer Herskind as Chief Marketing Officer People on the Move 

FASTSIGNS International appoints Jennifer Herskind as Chief Marketing Officer

FASTSIGNS International Inc., the Carollton, Texas-based franchisor of more than 700 FASTSIGNS locations in nine countries worldwide, named Jennifer Herskind as the company’s new Chief Marketing Officer. She was most recently the Chief Marketing Officer for Smoothie King where she directed all brand, marketing and R&D strategy to build the brand and drive business results in the fulfillment of its... Read More
SGIA names the 2019 – 2020 Board of Directors News People on the Move 

SGIA names the 2019 – 2020 Board of Directors

Scott Crosby, tc . holland & crosby, will serve as Chairman Dallas – PRINTING United — Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) today announces the appointment of its 2019 – 2020 board members. Scott Crosby, tc . holland & crosby, will serve as Chairman of this newest Board of Directors; and Christopher Bernat, Vapor Apparel/Source Substrates LLC, will serve as First... Read More
Industry notes for the week of Oct. 11 New Products News People on the Move Updates 

Industry notes for the week of Oct. 11

Rumours and interesting items from around the internet Investment in Benny Landa‘s latest printing venture, Landa Digital Printing, reaches $800 million, according to PrintWeek. Vivid-Pix Restore, featuring its new metadata tagging feature, is the subject of the latest Photo Detective podcast. Homegrown S.F. print-on-demand startup, Printify, looks to shift operations to the Baltics, via BizJournals Canon celebrates production of 100 million EOS-Series interchangeable-lens cameras App and software updates Mimeo Photos was... Read More
Industry notes from the week of Oct. 4 Earnings reports People on the Move Photo contests Press releases Promotions Updates 

Industry notes from the week of Oct. 4

Rumours and interesting items from around the internet Photobox appoints eight&four as creative and media agency, via ProlificLondon. The agency aims to enhance Photobox’s presence amongst mums with younger children with a focus on building awareness that the 100’s of pictures taken on smartphones can easily be transformed into gifts and keepsakes. Largan sues HP, two Taiwanese rivals for patent infringements,... Read More
Grant Fitz hired as EFI’s new CFO People on the Move Press releases 

Grant Fitz hired as EFI’s new CFO

EFI’s Marc Olin to assume Chief Operating Officer Role FREMONT, California — September 9, 2019 — Electronics For Imaging, Inc. has named veteran tech finance executive Grant Fitz as its new chief financial officer. Fitz replaces long-time EFI executive Marc Olin, who will assume the COO role at EFI. Fitz, who assumes his new CFO duties today, brings nearly 30... Read More
Rumours and interesting items from around the internet New Products News People on the Move 

Rumours and interesting items from around the internet

Rumours and interesting items from around the internet Google Photos preps ‘Canvas prints’ and 4×6 prints from CVS, Walmart, via 9to5Google Kacey Musgraves and Tom’s One Hour Photo: The whole story, via the Los Angeles Times Light Stalking has published “Portrait Photography: The Ultimate Resource for Making the Perfect Portrait.” Travel influencer exposed for faking cloud photos: ‘I honestly can’t... Read More
Lifetouch eliminates some top-management layers in reorganization News Opinion People on the Move 

Lifetouch eliminates some top-management layers in reorganization

  Lifetouch continues to make top management changes following the installation of Greg Hintz as the new division president. In an internal announcement obtained by the Dead Pixels Society and confirmed by parent company spokesperson Sondra Harding of Shutterfly Inc., the roles of schools executive vice president and COO and vice president of marketing were eliminated, affecting 14-year veteran Tom Wargolet... Read More
App updates, rumors, financial news for the week of Aug. 30 News People on the Move Tips and tricks 

App updates, rumors, financial news for the week of Aug. 30

New apps and updates Shutterfly app updates adds printing to retail 64BitApps releases Image Plus v.1.3 for macOS Nikon Z Series adds dedicated 3D LUT for N-Log Google Photos adds OCR recognition to iOS and Android apps, via BGR Rumours and items from around the internet ‘Polaroid’ film: A Near Deal With Netflix Becomes a Legal Horror, via Hollywood Reporter Long-lost family photo album finds its way back... Read More
More changes at the top for SFLY: CTO Satish Menon resigns News People on the Move 

More changes at the top for SFLY: CTO Satish Menon resigns

When Shutterfly Inc. goes under new ownership this fall, there will be a whole new look to the executive suite. According to the company’s most recent Form 8-K, longtime CTO and senior vice president Dr. Satish Menon notified the company Aug. 8 of his intention to resign effective Sept. 6, 2019. The filing stated Dr. Menon will stay on as... Read More
Rumors and financial updates for the week of Aug. 15 News People on the Move Press releases SDKs and APIs Tips and tricks Updates 

Rumors and financial updates for the week of Aug. 15

New apps and updates Skylum has updated Luminar 3.1.3 with a new Lost Edits Album, Hotkeys and faster importing from SSD to Library and more. Kwilt updated its iOS app with easier setup and more device options Adobe reports updates to photography suite: Improvements to Lightroom Classic & Adobe Camera Raw – GPU accelerated editing and PNG export support Improvements to Lightroom Classic only – Batch Merge for HDR, Panoramas,... Read More
EFI appoints Jeff Jacobson as Chief Executive Officer People on the Move Press releases 

EFI appoints Jeff Jacobson as Chief Executive Officer

FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Electronics For Imaging, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jeff Jacobson, a 30-year veteran of the digital imaging and industrial technology sector, as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Jacobson will retain his position as Executive Chairman. Mr. Jacobson succeeds Bill Muir, who is stepping down for personal reasons. Prior to joining... Read More
Jostens names new yearbook ambassador, Casey Nichols, MJE People on the Move Press releases 

Jostens names new yearbook ambassador, Casey Nichols, MJE

Nationally recognized yearbook adviser Casey Nichols, MJE, joins leading yearbook publisher Minneapolis, Aug. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jostens, the leading provider of yearbooks serving the K-12 and college markets, announced today that Casey Nichols, MJE, one of the nation’s top yearbook advisers, has joined the company as a yearbook Ambassador. Nichols, who has been recognized as a National High... Read More
Jostens announces leadership change People on the Move Press releases 

Jostens announces leadership change

Chuck Mooty transitioning to Chairman, Michael Burgess to join as new CEO Minneapolis, Aug. 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Jostens, the leading provider of publications, jewelry and consumer goods serving the K-12 and college market, has announced the appointment of Michal Burgess as the company’s new CEO.  After nearly six years of leadership, Chuck Mooty will step down from his current... Read More