ColorGate has announced Oliver Luedtke as its new chief marketing officer and a member of its executive board. His responsibilities will include marketing, communication, product management and technical documentation.
Mr Luedtke has more than 20 years of experience in the digital printing industry, he holds a degree in printing technology and has previously worked at Heidelberg, Best, EFI and Kornit.
‘I have known ColorGate since the nineties, and have always been impressed by the way the company adjusted to the ever-changing market conditions, in a highly flexible and innovative fashion,’ Mr Luedtke said. ‘ColorGate has been a technology leader in digital proofing and color management and has recently been growing with its industrial printing products, be it for ceramics, packaging, textiles or décor printing. The products are technologically very advanced, but I do see an opportunity for raising the company’s profile and to make its products and services known to even more users.’
Thomas Kirschner, founder and CEO of ColorGate added, ‘I am very happy that we got Oliver on board. We will benefit significantly from his international experience in many areas of digital printing. In our initial talks, we already agreed that industrial inkjet printing holds a huge growth opportunity for us, but also requires us to communicate our competence and strategy clearly. On top of that, Oliver brings a very pragmatic approach with him, as well as a strong sales focus.’
