As part of its continuing growth strategy, wide-format distribution specialist IGS UK has appointed seasoned industry professional Christian Legueu to augment the company’s technical and marketing support within mainland Europe and further afield. Specialising in business development consultancy as well benefiting from a deep level of expertise in hardware and software, Legueu’s experience will play an important role in the distribution of the Maidenhead based company’s expanding portfolio of ink-jet related products and services.
Formerly sales and marketing director at Seiko Instruments Europe, Legueu’s work involved establishing sales, administration and technical support channels. Earlier, he was sales manager for Encad and was in charge of Italy, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to that he was involved in the distribution of a range of related digital products, including those from Xerox.
“Moving to a lively, pro-active company which has deep-rooted and unrivalled knowledge of the wide-format digital print market is exactly the right solution for me,” states Legueu. “This is a exciting challenge for me; to join a thriving distributor with an impressive product range means that my industry experience will be put to the best possible use.”
Nick Wintle, managing director of IGS UK adds: “Christian’s competencies in all areas of sales, marketing and business development, plus his hardware and software technical expertise, will bring huge value to us. The timing of this appointment couldn’t be better as we are currently under heavy demand from potential distributors and resellers throughout the world who want to be associated with IGS UK’s expanding portfolio of wide-format ink-jet products.”
IGS UK is exhibiting at FESPA for the first time this year where it will be concentrating on its innovative Elements product family. This includes environmentally-friendly and sensibly priced printers, matched media and RIP solutions.
