Screen Europe has named Osamu Yamagata as its new president.
Prior to his appointment as president, Mr Yamagata was vice president and global sales manager, having joined the inkjet digital printing specialist in 2018 as its sales manager for label printers. Mr Yamagata has extensive international experience, the company stated, having worked abroad for more than 16 years in Argentina, Brazil and Hong Kong. In addition to his native Japanese, he speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish. In his new role, Mr Yamagata will be responsible for managing and further growing the Japanese high-tech company’s graphic arts business portfolio in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). His responsibilities include Screen’s inkjet digital printing technology for commercial printing (Truepress Jet), labels (Truepress Label) and flexible packaging (Truepress Pac), as well as the company’s computer-to-plate (CtP) business.
Bui Burke, Screen Europe senior vice president, said, ‘We are very much looking forward to working with Mr Yamagata in his new role as president of Screen Europe. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and international experience which will help us to continue to build on our success as a leading supplier of digital inkjet printing equipment to the high-speed continuous, label printing and packaging markets in the EMEA region.’
Mr Yamagata said, ‘On this exciting journey, I am truly delighted to embrace this new role. I look forward to the opportunity of connecting with both new and longstanding Screen customers to showcase our cutting-edge inkjet digital printing solutions as well as our traditional CtP products. The grand unveiling of our Inkjet Innovation Center (IIC) at our European headquarters in Aalsmeer, Netherlands, serves as a testament to our commitment to innovation and customer engagement.
‘It is Screen’s mission to be a good partner in each country of the diversified EMEA market. Building on our high-tech printing technology and renowned after-sales service, I see great potential for Screen Europe to increase our market share across Europe as well as in the Middle East and Africa. Screen has a superb portfolio of proven solutions designed to meet the needs of the diverse market sectors in the EMEA region.’
Effective from 1 October, 2023, Mr Yamagata takes over from Akihiro Fujii who is returning to Japan to join the board of Screen Graphic Solutions in Kyoto.
‘Our gratitude goes to our colleague Mr Fujii for his leadership as president in our region over the past years,’ continued Mr Burke. ‘We congratulate him on his promotion to the board of Screen Graphic Solutions in Kyoto.’
