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Lynka CEO named International Person of the Year
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he Advertising Specialty Institute has named John Lynch, CEO of European decorator Lynka, as International Person of the Year. In 2021, Mr Lynch merged his Polish-based company with Vantage Apparel, launched a new print on-demand business, and published a novel that topped the Polish best-seller list. The humanitarian also launched Corporate Aid for Ukraine (CAU), a rapid response, front-line charitable organisation created to raise funds
Nazdar names new chief strategy off icer
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azdar has appointed Shuyang ‘Shaun’ Pan as vice president, chief strategy offi cer (CSO).
Based in Shawnee, Kansas, Mr Pan will be responsible for both the development and implementation of Nazdar’s strategic planning process and marketing activities. He brings more than 17 years of global sales, marketing and team leadership experience, with a track record of business transformations, sales excellence programmes and new market development that led to revenue improvements. He said: “I am thrilled to be joining Nazdar at such an exciting time for the business as it celebrates its 100th anniversary. “I’m very much looking forward to working with the team to identify ways to build on Nazdar’s proven, long-term success and pursue further strategic growth.”
Shuyang ‘Shaun’ Pan
homes of Polish citizens. In addition to providing housing and fi nancial support, Lynka has hired more than 75 Ukrainian refugees since the start of the war on February 24, 2022.
And this year, Lynka celebrates its 30th anniversary.
John Lynch (left) pictured with Timothy M. Andrews
from US businesses, while transporting Ukrainian refugees to shelters and the
Speaking at the awards ceremony held on July 19 in Chicago, Timothy M. Andrews, ASI president and CEO, said: “Two years of COVID taught us many lessons – foremost among them is the certainty that we can triumph over anything.”
Nation’s first ‘92 Club’ football shirt produced by Roland DG
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oland DG has created the nation’s fi rst football shirt featuring the colours of the top 92 clubs in England and Wales. The nation’s fi rst ‘92 Club’ shirt was designed by concept kit designer Andy Slater, AKA Xztals. Featuring a combination of over 100 unique colours from each team, this one-of-a-kind football shirt perfectly showcases the colour precision and accuracy of the Texart XT-640 printer.
Mr Slater said: “I was incredibly excited to be asked to work on such a creative project with Roland DG to showcase the company’s vast printing colour capabilities. The design is inspired by a style I’ve adapted over time, taking iconic vintage shirts, and putting a modern twist on them.”
Stephen Davis, EMEA marketing director at Roland DG, added: “Launched in time for the highly anticipated 22/23 season and during a very memorable year for football, it is the perfect way to highlight the capabilities of the Texart XT-640, which is specifi cally designed to provide super quality with vibrant colour technology for sportswear, sports apparel and sport accessory manufacturers.” Developed specifi cally for dye sublimation transfer printing, the Texart XT-640 is a next generation machine that delivers outstanding print quality and speed on long print runs. Promising
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The ‘92 Club’ football shirt
unrivalled colour quality with seven- droplet technology, the printer also offers four-colour high-speed printing or eight-colour printing for a wider colour gamut and smooth colour gradients. The Texart XT-640 is aimed at sportswear apparel and accessories print houses and soft signage manufacturers looking to create high- volume sportswear, fashion, soft signage, interior decoration, promotional merchandise and much more. The Roland DG Texart XT-640 is available across all regions in the EMEA market.
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