Inkjet digital printing specialist Paddy O’Hara has joined Epson Europe as EMEAR business development manager.

Mr O’Hara has spent almost 14 years at Industrial Inkjet (IIJ) in a variety of roles, latterly director roles covering technology and business development. He also spent more than a decade at Xaar earlier in his career.

At Epson, Mr O’Hara will be responsible for the development of Epson’s recently launched external printhead business for OEM customers in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia.

Epson launched its industrial inkjet printhead business in 2019 in response to increasing demand for digital printing in multiple applications. The company now offers an extensive range of high-quality competitively priced printheads including a full range of printheads derived from its Precision Core printchip technology, such as the S3200 printhead

Duncan Ferguson, vice president, commercial and industrial sales at Epson Europe, commented, ‘We are delighted to welcome Paddy O’Hara who brings a wealth of experience in the industrial printhead market across EMEAR. His extensive knowledge and technical expertise will help expand demand for Epson’s leading digital printhead technology and help forge further relationships with OEM partners across the region.’

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