Business Director Packaging and Publications
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Sun Chemical
Rick has worked across both digital and analogue print with Sun Chemical for the last 21 years. During this time, he has worked with all the core ink chemistries and printing techniques. Initially starting out in the ink industry in the Laboratory, focused on aqueous inkjet and toners, before moving onto a technical sales role and later becoming Global Product and Sales Manager for the inkjet business. As digital print continued developing quickly during this period Sun Chemical developed and launched many inkjet products into new sectors, predominantly utilising UV chemistry, although water based technology became and continues to grow in importance.
In 2018 Rick moved from the digital business to his current role as Business Director for the Packaging and Publications business in the UK Ireland, Nordic and Baltics, within this role he deals with all ink chemistries and print technologies across all the major print market segments. He is also an FIA UK board member and takes an active role in analogue and digital ink technology, applications, and markets, utilising his experience to help support their development within Sun Chemical, at customers and industry partners.