To take the next strategic step in becoming a leading press supplier in North America, MPS is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Fox as new President of MPS Systems North America, Green Bay, Wis., USA, effective Feb. 19, 2018.

Fox,brings a lot of experience in general management, sales, and service, and will be responsible to further grow MPS' North American organization. Fox has a background in electronics and business and is well known within the printing industry with more than 30 years of experience.

"I am very delighted to be part of the MPS team, since it is a globally renowned company for its quality and expertise. I will fully commit myself to take MPS Systems North America to the next level and I look forward to connecting with my international colleagues in Europe and Asia," Fox said.

Led by Kees Nijenhuis, MPS built a solid local service organization and started a strategic partnership with EMT International for the assembly of EF presses. It enforced the sales force across North America, and finally at the end of 2017, opened a Demo and Applications Center in Green Bay during a well-visited open house. All of these efforts resulted in a significant increase of MPS' sales in North America, with many exciting converters investing in MPS equipment.

Nijenhuis successfully completed his expat term and will continue his career in The Netherlands. He is confident to hand over his leadership role to Tim Fox.

MPS is a worldwide, well-known and high-quality brand of flexo and offset press solutions for label and flexible packaging printers. It has a team of experts when it comes to knowledge of the printing process and desired results in label and flexible packaging print runs