Nazdar Ink Technologies has announced the appointment of Dean Allen as OEM Business Development Manager for EMEA and North America.

Mr Allen joins Nazdar’s international sales team and will be responsible for developing industrial OEM partnerships.

Mr Allen, who will be based in the company’s Stockport office, most recently held the position of key account manager for Xaar where he mainly focused on OEM printhead sales throughout the EMEA region. Prior to that he spent two years as business development manager for EFI, focusing primarily on the flexo packaging market.

‘Dean has extensive experience and knowledge of our industry and has proven ability to develop business partnerships in all print disciplines,’ said Keith Nixon, director of OEM business development. ‘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.’