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Duplo appoints French-English woman as head of worldwide marketing
Japanese manufacturer of automated finishing systems Duplo has appointed French-English Marine Kerivel-Brown as Global Marketing Director. Already in charge of marketing strategy for the EMEA region, she now extends her scope to the international level, in coordination with the group's Japanese and American entities (Duplo Corporation and Duplo Seiko).
Based at the EMEA headquarters in the UK, Marine Kerivel-Brown will be responsible for harmonizing the Group's global marketing approaches, while reinforcing the brand's visibility in the automated finishing and embellishment systems sector. This move marks a new stage in Duplo's strategic development, one year after the appointment of Peter Jolly as Chief Innovations Officer for the EMEA region.
Didier Pichon takes over as head of the Office Services division at Ricoh France
Ricoh France announces the appointment of Didier Pichon as Managing Director of its Office Services Business Division. In this capacity, he also joins the Executive Committee. This appointment is part of the Group's transformation strategy aimed at strengthening its position in the intelligent work environment market. The Office Services division groups together IT activities, application services, as well as offers linked to the employee experience and document management.
Komori appoints Peter Minis as Marketing Director
Since April 1, 2025, Peter Minis has been coordinating the marketing activities of Komori Europe, MBO Postpress Solutions and H+H. He joined Komori in 2008, most recently as Marketing Manager. He will coordinate the marketing strategies of Komori Europe and its entities, with the aim of harmonizing communications and strengthening synergies between the brands on the European market.
Andreas Batzer appointed CFO of Voith Paper
Andreas Batzer was appointed CFO of Voith Paper in March 2025. He joins the management board of this division of the German industrial group Voith, which specializes in technology and equipment for the paper industry.
Andreas Batzer succeeds Ralf Sorg, who is now President of the Projects Division. Reporting to Andreas Endters, President of Voith Paper, Andreas Batzer is responsible for financial strategy and process optimization within the company.
Valeria Salvadori takes over as President of the European Paper Recycling Council
The European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC) announces the appointment of Valeria Salvadori, representative of the European Tissue Symposium (ETS), to its presidency for a two-year term starting in April 2025. She succeeds Andrea Orallo, Recycling Director of the Spanish pulp, paper and board manufacturers' association Aspapel, who represents Cepi.
Valeria Salvadori has over twelve years' experience in the paper and tissue sectors, particularly in production, innovation and sustainability. Currently Director of Innovation and Sustainability at Essity Consumer Tissue, she is also a member of the ETS Product Stewardship Council.
At the helm of the EPRC, she intends to strengthen cooperation within the paper value chain, promote the recyclability of paper and tissue products, raise public awareness of separate paper collection and position paper materials as levers in the circular economy and bioeconomy.
One of the EPRC's objectives is to achieve a paper recycling rate of 76% by 2030. "We're close to this target, and I'm looking forward to working with the players in the chain to take the sector's circularity further," said Valeria Salvadori.
Proximy de Riccobono appoints Business Development Director
The Riccobono Group announces the arrival of Chaker Challal as Director of Business Development for Proximy, the group's distribution arm.
This appointment reflects Proximy's determination to accelerate its growth strategy and structure new offerings, particularly in local services and parcel relays. Chaker Challal joins Jérôme Mancellon's team, with the mission of identifying new levers for development.
New digital machine operator at ICP Ploërmel printing plant
Stéphane Le Lièvre joins the ICP printing plant in Ploërmel, Morbihan, as a digital press operator. He was previously an offset operator at BV Impressions in Grand-Fougeray.
Jean-Luc Chetrit appointed President of ACPM
The Alliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des médias (ACPM) has elected Jean-Luc Chetrit, current Managing Director of Union des marques, as its new President. He succeeds Gautier Picquet (Publicis Media), in post since 2016.
Jean-Luc Chetrit will be joined in his role by Maud Lévrier (member of the Board of Directors of regional daily Ouest France), who has been appointed Vice-Chairman, and Magali Florens (Managing Director of the Union des entreprises de conseil et d'achat média, or Udecam), who has been appointed Treasurer.
"In the context of accelerated and profound media transformation, it is crucial to strengthen the role of this trusted third party, essential to the transparency and balance of our market." said the new chairman.
