Dscoop Announces 2013-2014 Board of Directors
CHICAGO—November 25, 2013—Dscoop (Digital Solutions Cooperative), an independent global community of HP Graphic Arts users, is pleased to announce the 2013-2014 board of directors for all regions. These leadership teams from each region oversee the strategy, vision and actions that affect thousands of Dscoop members worldwide.
"As Dscoop continues to grow membership around the globe, we know it is imperative to gather leaders within each of our regions to ensure strategic direction and decisions are aligned and implemented throughout the entire organization," said Mike Fogarty, Dscoop global executive director. "This unique group of industry leaders drives thought leadership, education and member initiatives that allow our members to benefit from a global perspective of the industry."
Chris Petro, global chairman also noted that each regional board of directors brings a high-level of industry knowledge, management experience and leadership to Dscoop's cooperative. "Their insight and expertise will be invaluable as we continue to advance the power of digital print and enhance the benefits of being a Dscoop member."
Global Board of Directors
Mike Fogarty will oversee the global board of directors. The global board is comprised of:
- Chairman—Chris Petro, Global Soft Digital Solutions (United States)
- David Minnett, Group Momentum (Australia)
- Yukinori Okamoto, Pullcast Inc. (Japan)
- Gary Peeling, Precision Printing (United Kingdom)
- Mark Sarpa, Progressive Solutions (United States)
- Jon Tolley, Prime Print Group (United Kingdom)
- Alon Bar-Shany, HP (Israel)
- Jan Riecher, HP (United States)
- Advisor—Larry Vaughn, Seebridge Media (United States)
North America Board of Directors
Mike Fogarty, executive director, oversees the North America board of directors. This leadership team includes:
- Chairman—Mark Sarpa, Progressive Solutions
- Jay Dollries, Innovative Labeling Solutions
- Mike Duggal, Duggal Visual Solutions
- Tim Flaman, West Canadian Digital Imaging
- Gary Garner, GLS Cos.
- Chuck Gehman, Standard Register
- Susan Moore, DPI Inc., an RPI Company
- Howard Owen, Stafford Printing
- Ed Wiegand, The Matlet Group
- Yogev Barak, HP
- Jan Riecher, HP
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Board of Directors
The EMEA Board of Directors is overseen by Peter van Teeseling, EMEA executive director. The EMEA region is led by the following board of directors:
- Chairman—Jon Tolley, Prime Group (United Kingdom)
- Jon Bailey, ProCo (United Kingdom)
- Vincenzo Cirimele, PressUp.it and Varigrafica Alto Lazio (Italy)
- Eran Friedman, Ilan Print Ltd. (Israel)
- Gary Peeling, Precision Printing Co. Ltd. (United Kingdom)
- Cees Schouten, Geostick BV (The Netherlands)
- Yogev Barak, HP (Israel)
- Ronen Zioni, HP (Spain)
Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) Board of Directors
- Chairman—Yukinori “Yuki” Okamoto, Pullcast Inc. (Japan)
- David Minnett, Group Momentum (Australia)
- Sameer Bindra, BUZZ IMC (India)
- Keith Ferrel, Cactus Imaging (Australia)
- Christian Soeseno, Subur Printing (Indonesia)
- LingYun (Nick) Wang, Shanghai Linyeah Digital Printing Co. (China)
- Simon Lewis, HP (Israel)
- Gido van Praag, HP (Singapore)
The 2013-2014 Dscoop board positions are effective November 1, 2013.
About Dscoop
Founded in 2005, Dscoop (Digital Solutions Cooperative) is an independent global community of graphic arts business owners and technical professionals who use HP equipment and related solutions, including HP Indigo and Scitex. Dscoop is focused on educating and connecting its members with each other and with HP to improve members’ business growth, efficiency and profitability.
Source: Dscoop.
