Reto Simmen, chief business officer

Reto Simmen has been appointed as chief business officer by Mouvent. A high-profile figure in the industry with nearly 30 years’ experience in printing, Mr Simmen was most recently general manager of Swiss-based inkjet developer Graph-Tech.

At Graph-Tech, he oversaw a double-digit average growth in turnover during his tenure, while doubling the number of employees within the same period.

Mr Simmen will report to Simon Rothen, CEO, and will be responsible for marketing, sales and service within the company, ensuring coordinated and consistent messaging and rollout of the company’s portfolio of products. He will establish a service organisation providing support to the company’s customers.

‘We are delighted to welcome Reto to the management team,’ said Mr Rothen, ‘We have assembled some of the leading figures in the industry and Reto is no exception. We are on a journey to change the face of digital printing, and with the combination of innovative technology and personnel that we have, I firmly believe we will do just that.’

Mr Simmen commented, ‘I am very excited to have the opportunity to join the Mouvent team and to be part of a unique journey that has the potential to completely revolutionise the industry. I look forward to helping the company to achieve its full potential.’