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84 • June 2017 • S I G N & D I G I T A L G R A P H I C S Mentor, Ohio-based graphic films manufacturer Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions announces the hiring of three management-level employees: Cody Becker, Grant Bertoson and Frank Herchick. Becker is named regional manager for western North America, covering Oregon and Washington in the U.S. and British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada. He will provide channel partner support and business development in the regions. Bertoson is named regional manager for Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. He will drive growth through sales and demand while assisting in product development and supporting channel partners. Herchick is named business development manager for the central region of North America. He will work in end-user marketing and brand management. Ghent, Belgium-based Esko, a developer of table cutter finishing systems and workflow software with U.S. headquarters in Miamisburg, Ohio, announces the appointment of George Folickman as director of Business Development, Digital Finishing, North America. A top software sales performer with Esko since 2011, Folickman's new role will be to lead Esko's North American digital finishing efforts and also to help the company's other sales reps increase market share in selling both tables and software. HP has appointed Rajiv Srivastava to the newly created regional position of chief operating officer and head of sales strategy and operations, HP Inc., Asia Pacific and Japan. Sumeer Chandra replaces Srivastava as managing director and general manager, HP Inc., India. Srivastava and Chandra will both report to Richard Bailey, president, HP Inc., Asia Pacific and Japan Region, in their new roles beginning in May 2017. Rocky Hill, Connecticut-based Direct Color Systems, makers of small-format direct-to- substrate and direct-to-garment UV-LED inkjet printers, announces the addition of Jon Stone to the newly created position of Dealer Sales Manager for North America. Stone will be responsible for building equipment sales networks and relationships across the company's markets. Prior to joining DCS, Stone served as the director of international sales at Epilog Laser. On The Move Becker Herchick If you have photos that are too high of a resolution to attach, please send them separately to mdixon@nbm.com. Be a Part of the Top Signage Publication in the Industry Showcase your work in Sign & Digital Graphics. Share with us your best sign and graphics projects and we'll get them published in the maga- zine as soon as we can. Don't let that masterful job go underappreciated. Simply go to our website sdgmag.com/ sign-project-submission and fill out the requested information and attach your photos where prompted and we'll take care of everything. We can't wait to see what you have to show us. Sign Projects Submissions: Bertoson