Nazdar Ink Technologies has appointed Dean Allen as its new OEM business development manager in the EMEA region and North America.

Mr Allen has extensive sales and marketing experience in print and associated industries throughout the EMEA region. He most recently held the position of key account manager at Xaar, where he mainly focused on OEM printhead sales throughout the EMEA region. Prior to joining Xaar, he spent two years as business development manager, industrial packaging, at EFI, focusing primarily on the flexo packaging market.

With immediate effect, Mr Allen joins Nazdar’s international sales team and takes on responsibility for developing industrial OEM partnerships. He is based out of Nazdar’s Stockport, UK offices.

Keith Nixon, director of OEM business development at Nazdar, said, ‘Dean has extensive experience and knowledge of our industry and has proven ability to develop business partnerships in all print disciplines. He understands the specific technical requirements and is able to communicate them across the business in a clear and concise manner.’

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