EFI has named Jeff Jacobson as its new CEO, replacing Bill Muir who is stepping down for personal reasons.
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 Xerox’s 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.
Alongside his role as EFI CEO, Mr Jacobson will retain his position as executive chairman at the company, a role that has coincided with Siris Capital acquiring EFI for $1.7 billion.
Mr Jacobson said, ‘I am thrilled to be expanding my role on EFI’s leadership team to identify unique opportunities for innovation across the company. EFI’s portfolio of best-in-class solutions presents an exciting opportunity to drive further growth in high-quality inkjet and integrated, digital workflows. Together with my experienced and talented colleagues on the EFI team, we will provide the leadership needed to help EFI accelerate the transformation of industries where colourful images matter.’
Mr Jacobson replaces Bill Muir, who is stepping down from the role for personal reasons. Mr Muir succeeded Guy Gecht as EFI CEO last year.
Mr Muir said, ‘It has been a privilege to lead EFI through an important chapter in the company’s history, and I look forward to seeing EFI thrive as it continues to collaborate with customers and partners worldwide. I have admired Jeff as an expert in the digital imaging space, and I am confident that with his vision and under his leadership, EFI will be able to successfully write the next chapter of innovation and market leadership across the company’s portfolio of solutions.’
‘I also want to join the EFI team in thanking Bill for his contributions to the company’s success and wishing him the best in his future endeavours,’ continued Mr Jacobson. ‘Bill played a pivotal role in successfully positioning EFI for the next chapter of our evolution, always doing so with integrity and the best interests of customers and employees.’
