SUPPLIER news

Stora Enso has announced the opening of its new Southern California regional distribution center in Montebello, just south of Los Angeles.

Len Cammalleri is MAN Roland’s new district sales manager in New York and New Jersey. He has held senior sales and management posts with Hell Graphic Systems, Linotype, Polaroid and Hewlett-Packard. Meanwhile, Gerald Whitlow takes over as district sales manager in Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky.

Diamond Holding Corp. has appointed Matt Greene to the position of technical sales representative. Greene will join the telemarketing department and will be responsible for nationwide sales of the Diamond Express product line.

KBA North America has named Carsten Ruebel to the position of new product manager. Ruebel will be headquartered at KBA’s Vermont offices.

Geoffrey Loftus has joined Presstek as general manager for the press business. He will be responsible for the business line management for presses, as well as finishing equipment.

Sam Finlay, former vice president of sales and marketing at Balemaster Inc., passed away in March. Mr. Finlay’s career at Balemaster stretched for 40 years before retiring in December 2000. He held a number of positions at Balemaster before being promoted to vice president in 1978.

Pitman Co. has entered into a five-year agreement with productivity management software provider DDM Technology. Pitman will sell and service DDM’s machine-monitoring systems throughout North America.

Luis Campos has been promoted to vice president of sales at Vijuk Equipment. He has more than 40 years of experience in the finishing segment of the graphic arts industry, including more than four years as sales coordinator for Vijuk.

Greg Lawson, an executive with more than 25 years of experience in the ink industry, was named president of US Ink, a division of Sun Chemical. Lawson succeeds Ron Baker, who died in February at the age of 70. Lawson joined Sun Chemical in 2002 as executive vice president of US Ink. Shortly thereafter, he was named president, Sun Chemical Latin America.