Fuji Xerox Appoints Stephen Ball as New Production Workflow Marketing Manager

5 June 2009

Fuji Xerox Australia today announced that Stephen Ball has joined the company as Production Workflow Marketing Manager.

Sydney – 2nd June 2009 – Fuji Xerox Australia today announced that Stephen Ball has joined the company as Production Workflow Marketing Manager. He brings nearly 20 years of experience in the print and digital media markets to Fuji Xerox’s Production Services Business (PSB).

Ball’s main responsibility is to oversee the day-to-day workflow marketing activities for PSB which include the company’s vast portfolio of production software solutions. This includes web-to-print, variable-data publishing, output management as well as process management solutions, which are designed to increase the efficiency of the end-to-end production workflow processes. Ball has also been tasked with developing new software solutions for the Australian market and will work closely with the PSB sales and product management teams.

Prior to joining Fuji Xerox, Ball held senior management positions at several of the world’s leading advertising agencies, including Group Operations Director for Young & Rubicam, Head of Operations for Lowe Hunt/DRAFT and Production Director at Euro RSCG. He has worked for mojo, DDB and Mattingly, where he was responsible for all elements of campaign delivery. He also headed up The i Group, a recruitment agency specialising in advertising industry placements, for more than three years.

In addition to work commitments, Ball has lectured extensively on production workflow and project management for the Australian Federation of Advertising and the Australian Direct Marketing Association (ADMA). As Chairman of the Australian Creative Services Association (ACSA) from 2000 to 2004, he helped raised awareness of PDF workflows, digital asset management, digital printing, soft proofing and remote proofing among the wider advertising industry community.

“I am excited to be part of the Fuji Xerox team as they have led the industry with innovative solutions in the graphic arts industry for many years,” said Ball. “My aim is to continue to bring state-of-the-art workflow and software solutions to this market sector and further assist customers in their quest for growth and development.”

Simon Lane, national manager, production services business at Fuji Xerox Australia, said that he was delighted a candidate of Stephen’s calibre accepted this challenging role.

“With many years of experience and in-depth market knowledge, Stephen is a great addition to our talent pool. He not only understands the technical elements of key workflow processes, but also brings an agency viewpoint which will be invaluable in assisting our customers in their go-to-market strategies.”

For more information, contact:

Contact Name: Laura Barnett
Title: Marketing Programs Manager
Contact Number: 02 9856 5115 / 0409 855 235
Email: Laura.Barnett@aus.fujixerox.com

Contact Name: Kasia Ciszak
Company: The De Wintern Group
Contact Number: 02 9360 2156
Email: kasia@dewintern.com