David Stark has joined Mark Andy as head of markets responsible for the DACH and Benelux regions.

Mr Stark joins Mark Andy with experience spanning several areas of the printing industry, including press operation, print production, entrepreneurship and equipment sales. His appointment adds to the company’s European sales organisation, with responsibility for markets in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux countries.

Mr Stark began his career in 2001 as a press operator at a label printing company in Germany. During his time in production, he gained experience across a range of printing processes, with a particular focus on multi-process printing.

He subsequently ran his own business in the printing sector before spending several years overseeing global sales of post-press equipment. He later moved into sales of narrow-web presses in the German market.

“My professional experience allows me to look at the needs of a printing company not only from the perspective of technology itself, but above all in terms of its business model, the type of jobs it handles and the challenges it faces every day. I am starting my new role at Mark Andy with great energy and see tremendous potential for the company across the DACH and Benelux regions,” said Mr Stark. “I want to use my knowledge of the market and its customers to work together with the entire Mark Andy Europe team on new investment projects and, as a result, further strengthen the company’s presence in the region,” says David Stark.

According to Stark, his combination of production experience, business ownership and equipment sales has provided experience of both the technical and commercial aspects of printing companies.

Tom Cavalco, vice president international sales at Mark Andy, added: “David Stark brings to our European team a very valuable combination of production knowledge, entrepreneurial experience and many years in printing press sales. He knows the narrow-web printing market extremely well, particularly in Germany, and has a strong understanding of the needs of the printing companies operating in this sector. The DACH and Benelux regions are strategically important to Mark Andy, both from a European and a global perspective. We are confident that David’s knowledge, business relationships and experience will help us increase Mark Andy’s market share in this part of the world and achieve further commercial successes in the region.”