Enfocus Welcomes Steve Hosford as VAR Channel Manager, North America

Ghent, Belgium – July 29, 2010 – Enfocus is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Hosford as Value Added Reseller (VAR) Channel Sales Manager, North America. The move supports Enfocus’ anticipated growth in 2010/11.

Steve reports directly to Enfocus Director of Sales, Saskia Desmet. As VAR Channel Sales Manager, he facilitates relationships with existing and prospective VARs, with a focus on the consultative nature of selling solutions like Enfocus Switch in North America. Steve works alongside colleague Alexander Hamilton, Director of Business Development, NA, who will continue to handle North American OEM relations, major accounts and the Enfocus catalogue channel.

Saskia Desmet, Enfocus Director of Sales, says, “Steve has a very strong sales background and extensive managerial and business development experience in North America. We are confident that his knowledge, coupled with his keen industry insight, will greatly impact our success in the US market. We are happy to have Steve on board.”

Steve has worked in the graphic arts and printing industry for 20 years and previously held the position of sales director at both X-Rite, Inc. and Smartstuff Graphics Distribution.

Enfocus Switch – automation made easy
Steve’s primary focus is to bring awareness to the Enfocus Switch family of automation-enabling software in North America. The Switch family includes entry-level LightSwitch, mainstream FullSwitch, and advanced PowerSwitch. With Switch, job processing becomes predictable—even with complex flows—and the implementation of real job priorities expedites fast-tracking jobs through a flow.

The latest version of Switch 09, released earlier this year, features a completely renewed SwitchClient, makes it even easier to create and edit workflows, and introduces more powerful tools for larger environments.

To learn more about Enfocus Switch and other automation products, please visit: www.enfocus.com.

About Enfocus

Enfocus provides modular and affordable tools safeguarding job quality and enabling automation throughout the complete production chain. Innovative solutions improve communication between design and production while enhancing productivity and predictability through automation of routine tasks.

Step-by-step deployment dramatically increases added value without forcing users to completely rethink their way of doing business. Well-known brands include Instant, PitStop and Switch.

Enfocus is a business unit of EskoArtwork and has its headquarters in Gent, Belgium.

About EskoArtwork

EskoArtwork is a global supplier and integrator of innovative solutions for packaging, commercial printing, sign and display finishing and professional publishing. Its products and services help customers raise productivity, reduce time-to-market, lower costs and expand business.

EskoArtwork employs around 950 people worldwide. Its global sales and support organization covers Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and Japan, and is completed by a network of distribution partners in more than 40 countries.

EskoArtwork is headquartered in Gent, Belgium, and has R&D and manufacturing facilities in 5 European countries, the United States and in India. The consolidated full year financials ended for 2009 with revenue of EUR 145 million and an EBITDA of EUR 23 million.

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