Marc Fortier, has joined Grafikom LP, Toronto, as senior vice-president business strategy.
Fortier has over 20 years experience in the graphic communications industry with extensive operational and marketing expertise focused on print production, database marketing and direct marketing. His most recent role was as executive vice-president, digital services and business development of Toronto-based PLM Group Ltd.. He previously had been general manager of Yorkville Printing, a division of Transcontinental. Fortier's work as an innovator in the industry has landed him on the list of Canada's Top 50 most influential people in the Graphic Arts industry three times in the last five years. Gord Griffiths, president and CEO, Grafikom, says, "Grafikom is a customer-centric organization that makes decisions based on where its customers are heading. Marc will be helping us to do just that - continually understanding where we need to go and, along with the rest of the senior management team, articulating and executing plans to keep us aligned with our customers' requirements. "Digital printing and fulfillment solutions represent a key growth area for Grafikom. During his career, Marc has been integral in the establishment and integration of digital print and sophisticated variable digital print solutions. With his vast experience in this area, Marc will lead the strategic growth and development of our digital print services offering as an integral part of our future direction."
As an initial step to support the expansion of the digital business in
Toronto, Grafikom is in the process of creating a major digital printing and
fulfillment centre of excellence at 25 Scarsdale Road. In parallel, the company
is combining its Toronto based commercial and packaging operations into a
single center of excellence at 180 Bond Avenue. As a result, Grafikom's Toronto operations will each have a distinct focus, and will rank amongst the largest offset and digital printing operations in Canada. Digital capability and personalization will also be expanded in Western and Eastern Canada. All of these facilities will operate as an integrated component of Grafikom's overall platform, providing customers with unparalleled capabilities on a local, national and international level. Privately held and Canadian owned, Grafikom LP is a leading networked
printing company offering document, packaging and specialty print solutions to
customers throughout North America and elsewhere around the world. It has sales, production, and client services facilities located in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal and Sherbrooke, Que., as well as in New York, and in Guadalajara and Monterrey, both in Mexico.. Grafikom also supports clients elsewhere in the world through partner relationships in America, China and Germany.
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