Jeff Jacobson, executive partner at Siris Capital Group, has joined the EFI board as executive chairman.
This follows the takeover of EFI by an affiliate of the private equity firm for $1.7 billion.
Mr Jacobson is a 30-year veteran of the digital imaging and industrial technology sector. Prior to joining EFI, Mr Jacobson served as CEO at Xerox. He also served as both president of Xerox’s technology business and president of its global graphic communications operations. Prior to joining Xerox in 2012, Mr Jacobson was the chairman, president and CEO at digital offset printing specialist Presstek. Before his time at Xerox and Presstek, Mr Jacobson served as COO of Eastman Kodak’s graphic communications group, where he was responsible for managing operations in Eastman Kodak’s Global Graphics operations, which included manufacturing locations throughout North America, Europe, Japan, China, Israel and South Africa. He also served for five years as CEO at Kodak Polychrome Graphics, a joint venture between Sun Chemical and Eastman Kodak. More recently, he joined private equity firm Siris Capital as executive partner.
Mr Jacobson said, ‘I look forward to working closely with management and know Siris is committed to providing the guidance and support needed to help EFI continue accelerating the transformation of industries where colourful images matter.’
