Business Management - HR

Long-time print industry service executive Geoff Loftus joined EFI to help drive the company’s global inkjet operations.

HYBRID Software promoted Mike Agness to EVP for the Americas, responsible for sales and operations in North and South America.

Global Graphics appointed Mike Rottenborn as its new CEO. He will take up his new position Jan. 1, 2020.

John Ortiz has joined Memjet as vice president of inks and materials.

Elaine Scrima, GSP, has been appointed by the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) to its Board of Directors.

ASDPT inducted its newest members during PRINTING United.

Hiring the right people is essential to the success and growth of your business. It pays to use job interviews to gain insight into candidates’ skills, strengths, and such critical issues as their interest in working for you, and their potential fit with your company.

Tom Lamont is proud to be an instructor at one of the top 25 high schools in the U.S., Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School in Upton, Mass. Each year, more than 1,000 students apply for 320 spots. “The locals call it Valley Tech,” says Lamont, “Parents throw big parties when their kids get in.”

In today’s environment of short attention spans and over-crowded schedules, an association is unlikely to survive without a strong staff, with equally strong opinions and ideas of where an association must move to stay ahead.

The current unemployment rate is less than 4%, hovering near the lowest it’s been since the late 1960s. There are now more job openings than unemployed job seekers — a huge shift from last decade’s recession, where more than six unemployed people were vying for each job opening.