Tributes from across the print industry have been paid to print business expert Jo Lloyd, who passed away on May 23rd, aged 62, after a long illness. Lloyd’s 40-year career started with roles at Reed and EMAP McLaren, after which she held sales and leadership positions with a variety of print businesses throughout the nineties and early 2000s including The Lettershop Group, Carlton Barclay, Z-Card, DST (later Dsicmm), and Lloyd James. In her time in the industry, LLoyd also invested in several print and creative businesses of her own. This included providing strategic and team-building support to a variety of print organisations through her consultancy business, Cotmandene Training & Development. David Preskett, current vice president, EMEA and APAC, at Kongsberg, worked with Lloyd over many years while at Canon. Preskett recalls: “Jo was the energy you needed in a team. When you’d done nine days’ hard work at drupa or IPEX, Jo would be smiling, laughing, and lifting the team’s spirits.” Mark Lawn, head of POD Solutions at Fujifilm Graphics Europe, was supported by her at both Canon and Fujifilm. He says: “At various times when I’ve faced a challenge, a chat with Jo made everything feel better and gave me renewed energy and determination.” Jo Lloyd’s funeral will take place at Clandon Wood, GU4 7FN on Thursday, July 17th at 13:00. Print industry friends of Jo are welcome, with it expected to be standing room only. The dress code of the funeral is ‘no black’. Those who wish to RSVP should email: jolloydcelebration@gmail.com Industry pays tribute to print business expert Jo Lloyd Jo Lloyd’s career included a significant contribution to Canon’s Essential Business Builder Programme Xerox appoints Lexmark execs to board after £1.2bn acquisition Xerox has announced that two Lexmark executives will join its executive committee, as part of its acquisition of the company. As part of the integration of the companies, Billy Spears will become chief product development and delivery officer, having previously worked as Lexmark's senior vice president and chief product delivery officer. Chuck Butler, who was senior vice president and chief financial officer for Lexmark, will become chief business services officer for Xerox. Alongside the appointments from Lexmark, Kim Kleps has been announced as Xerox’s new chief people office, having previously worked for the company as senior vice president of people, talent, culture, and diversity. Ines Hiu Wai Law from label printer, Spirit Labels, has been named the Apprentice of the Year at Print Scotland’s tenth annual Scottish Print Apprentice of the Year awards. Ines, who is in the final stage of her two-year apprenticeship at the Renfrew-based label printer, graduated in 2022 from the University of Glasgow with a masters in Product Design Engineering. Other awards handed out included Press Apprentice of the Year, which was won by 21-year-old Aidan Rogan from CCL Design of East Kilbride, as well as Mentor of the Year which was given to Rogan’s mentor, CCL Design’s Steven McKnight The Post Press Apprentice award winner was 18-year-old Logan Van Beuge, who works at Glasgow-based Push Print, and the Pre-Press Apprentice of the Year was Riley MacRae Duffy of CX Services in Dunoon. Print Scotland provides a range of apprenticeship and training opportunities through the Scottish Training Scheme, which provides a grant from the Scottish government to cover the cost of the training. Sponsors of the awards included Antalis, Muller Martini, CCL Design, and Elliot Baxter and Co (EBB). Scottish Print Apprentice of the Year crowned Ray Hillhouse retires from Plockmatic Creasing and folding equipment manufacturer, Plockmatic Group, has announced structural changes after the retirement of Ray Hillhouse, long-term director of the offline business. Hillhouse, who officially retired on April 30th after 15 years of working with Plockmatic, joined the industry in 1985 as a service engineer with offset equipment supplier ABDick, in his native Glasgow. Following Hillhouse's retirement, Ed Hudson has been appointed as general manager for the Plockmatic Group’s UK sales and service operation, effective from May 1st. In his newly-created role, Hudson is responsible for sales, service, and support for both inline and offline post-press products in the UK. PEOPLE / NEWS Jonathan Pert [L to R] Chuck Butler, new chief business services officer, and Billy Spears, new chief product development and delivery officer for Xerox Jonathan Pert 14 email: editor@printmonthly.co.uk July / August 2025 - Issue 355 Jonathan Pert printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine printmonthly_signlink
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