Asher Levy has been appointed as active chairman at Landa Digital Printing.
Mr Levy comes to Landa after almost three decades at Orbotech, which he joined in 1990, serving in various managerial positions until 2013 when he was named CEO. Orbotech is a technology company used in the manufacturing of consumer and industrial products throughout the electronics and adjacent industries
Landa Digital Printing started as a spin-out of Landa Labs a decade. It now employs some 600 people and is the largest of Landa Group’s 18 companies. The digital printing business has described itself as being in an accelerating growth phase’ as it ramps up delivery of its Nanographic Printing presses. These were debuted at drupa 2012 and are now installed at converters worldwide. Principally sheet-fed commercial presses, some are being used for packaging and web-fed machines are rumoured to be close to launching.
Benny Landa, chairman of Landa Group, commented, ‘2019 was a pivotal year for Landa Digital Printing, which saw its first press installations being enthusiastically received by customers. The company is now poised for unprecedented growth and is deserving of a dedicated active chairman.
‘I am therefore very pleased to announce that I have invited Asher Levy to partner with me and my fellow board members, as active chairman of Landa Digital Printing. Asher is an accomplished executive whose decades-long career helped Orbotech become world market leader in its field. As CEO at Orbotech, Asher grew the company to become a billion-dollar-plus enterprise. Asher brings exactly the right skillset, experience and leadership to help guide Landa Digital Printing and its management through a rapid growth curve. On behalf of my fellow shareholders, Altana and SKion, and myself, we warmly welcome Asher Levy to the board.’
Mr Levy said, ‘I am amazed by this company’s technology and products, which are already starting to disrupt the printing market. I look forward to helping the remarkably talented and dedicated team of people at Landa Digital Printing to fulfill the company’s vision of leading the trillion-dollar printing industry in the digital era.’
Yishai Amir, who has been Landa Digital Printing’s CEO for the past four years, has stepped down. Mr Amir said, ‘During that time, it has transitioned from being a company with great technology to a company with great products. I am very proud of having been part of that transformation. I have decided that now is the best time for me to proceed to my next challenges and to make way for a successor at the company.’
Benny Landa added, ‘I would like to thank Yishai for his contributions to the company and to wish him the very best of luck in his future endeavours.’
Arik Gordon has now been confirmed as the new CEO at Landa Digital Printing.
