Corporate Executive Board member and President and CEO of Océ-USA Holding, Inc. Jan Dix said: 'The appointment of Joe Skrzypczak is the next step in the integration of Océ's operations in North America into one unified printing company, ahead of schedule. I am confident Joe has the vision, capabilities and experience to successfully grow our North American operations and create value for our customers and shareholders. We have the products, the distribution power and the leadership in place to best serve our customers and elevate the Océ brand to the next level in the United States.'

As President and CEO of Océ North America, Mr. Skrzypczak will be responsible for all three divisions in the United States: DDS Corporate Printing [formerly known as Océ Imagistics, serving the office, printroom, public sector and education markets], DDS Commercial Printing [formerly known as Digital Document Systems, serving the production markets] and Wide Format Printing [serving the technical document and display graphics markets]. Mr. Skrzypczak will continue to report to Jan Dix, CEO of Océ USA Holding, Inc. In addition to its US print technology business, Océ owns a fast growing Business Services company in the United States, based in New York.

 

Previously, Mr. Skrzypczak served as Chief Financial Officer and head of International and Business Products Centers at Imagistics since its inception in 2001. Prior to joining Imagistics, Mr. Skrzypczak served as Chief Operating Officer of Dictaphone Corporation. Mr. Skrzypczak began his career with Price Waterhouse and Pitney Bowes Inc. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of Fordham University.

 

Appointment Chris C. Dewart
Also announced today is the appointment of Chris C. Dewart to President, DDS Corporate Printing Division, effective December 1, 2006.  Mr. Dewart is currently Senior Vice President, Corporate Printing Sales and Marketing, at Océ Imagistics. Mr. Dewart is replacing Mr. Skrzypczak in the leadership role at Océ Imagistics, which has been renamed the DDS Corporate Printing Division of Océ North America.
As President of the DDS Corporate Printing Division, Mr. Dewart will be responsible for all sales and marketing functions of that division. In addition, Mr. Dewart will be responsible for product sourcing, service, finance and human resources support for the DDS Corporate Printing Division. Mr. Dewart will continue to report to Mr. Skrzypczak.