Visual Print’s MD moves To Solopress
Graham Hunstone, managing director of recently acquired print provider, Visual Print & Design, has been hired as head of partnerships by fellow UK printer, Solopress
Ricoh has made several changes at the company including the appointment of a new CFO
Ricoh UK has announced Jonathan Greaves as its new chief financial officer (CFO) for the North Region, which includes the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.
Greaves has a range of previous leadership experience in finance. This includes working as commercial finance director for equipment hire company HSS, and chief financial officer EMEA for product and service solutions company, RS Components. Greaves will report to Tim Stuart, chief financial officer for Ricoh Europe.
Commenting on his new role, Greaves says: “I am delighted to be joining Ricoh and confident that my expertise and commercial mindset will blend seamlessly with the team's ambition to deliver growth for the UK business.”
Glenn Griggs, chief executive officer of Ricoh UK, adds: “The board and I look forward to working with Jonathan in the weeks and months ahead.
“We are confident that his leadership will help propel the company to new levels of growth and success.”
The announcement is one of a range of updates from Ricoh within the last month.
In September, Ricoh announced that it has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LG Electronics (LG).
The partnership will deliver B2B customers in the global market an elevated user experience and exceptional customer value.
The partnership with LG will include the integration of a range of LG’s signage and display products into Ricoh’s product and service portfolio.
According to Ricoh, the two companies will also “jointly drive associated sales and marketing efforts and explore new business opportunities as the partnership unfolds.”
Ricoh UK has also announced a partnership with office equipment supplier Agilico to refurbish and resell used devices. The collaboration is part of both companies’ aspirations to achieve ‘net zero’ by 2030.
Additionally, Ricoh was recently named a market leader in The Managed Print Services Market Landscape, 2024 report, made by research firm Quocirca.
The report was based on a study conducted in July 2024, which analysed 500 organisations using managed print services (MPS) in the US, UK, France, and Germany.
