Mimaki USA, Suwanee, Ga., a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutters, announces several key appointments in management, sales, marketing and service positions. These appointments are a result of Mimaki Engineering’s overall strong sales growth of 29.8 percent in 2013 over 2012, and will support expected continued growth in the wide-format printing market.

Ken VanHorn joins Mimaki USA as director of marketing and business development. In this newly created position, VanHorn is responsible for marketing strategy and planning, marketing communications and promotional activities.
VanHorn was formerly a category manager with HP’s high volume industrial and workflow division where he was responsible for lifecycle management of the industrial products portfolio.

Paul McGovern has been promoted to the position of regional sales manager at the Dallas Technology Center. In this position, McGovern is responsible for developing sales and managing dealer relationships in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. He also manages the day-to-day operations of the Dallas Technology Center, showcasing a range of equipment from Mimaki for the various industries it serves. He previously served as manager, sales promotion, at Mimaki USA headquarters near Atlanta.

Vernon Jones will assume the responsibilities previously held by McGovern, as manager, sales promotion, at Mimaki USA headquarters near Atlanta. Jones started his career with Mimaki USA in 2008 as an application engineer and quickly progressed to supervisor, sales promotion.

Additional recent personnel appointments at Mimaki USA include:

Bob Burkhardt, remote service technician, Mimaki USA headquarters
Charles Hughey, remote service technician, Mimaki USA headquarters
Tadashi Isaka, service business manager, Mimaki USA headquarters
Billy Lopez, field service technician, Los Angeles Branch
Fernando Ramos, sales representative, New Jersey Branch
Shahab Shahami, field service technician, Chicago Branch
Larry Shaw, field service technician, Dallas Branch
Geoff Stone, sales representative, Los Angeles Branch
Kent VanBriggle, field service technician, Dallas Branch
Leo Vasquez, field service technician, Los Angeles Branch