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Agfa Graphics Adds Account Managers in Canada

Published

7 years ago

January 27, 2017

Agfa Inc. is expanding its sales team as part of its strategy to remain the dominant provider of graphic arts solutions in both the prepress and UV inkjet markets. Rick Gargano joins the company as Account Manager servicing the Ontario province and Gurshawn Hansi will serve as National Account Manager for Wide-Format Media and Applications servicing Canada from coast to coast.

Gargano is responsible for the entire Agfa Graphics commercial product portfolio. He has been in the graphic arts industry for 33 years, spending most of his time with Fujifilm Canada and McCutcheon Graphics in various capacities. Gargano will report to Lawrence Robinson, the Business Manager for Central and Western Canada.

Hansi served as a sales representative for Transilwrap Co., a manufacturer and converter of printable plastic materials. He has a background in marketing, sales and account management. Hansi will report to Steve Fournier, Business Manager – Wide Format Media and Applications.

"Rick and Gurshawn bring a wealth of knowledge in technical sales and support to our growing commercial and wide format business in Canada," said Ruben Silva, Managing Director of Agfa Inc. Canada. "The addition of Rick and Gurshawn will help our efforts to create more growth opportunities for customers and prospects."

Agfa Inc. continues to rank number one in the Canadian market in thermal, no-bake, chemistry-free and low-chemistry plates and CtP solutions. The company’s award-winning line of Jeti inkjet systems is manufactured for global distribution in its Mississauga facility. Agfa’s wide-format portfolio includes an expanding line of Duratex value-priced media and Esko finishing products.

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