Creo Australia and New Zealand general manager, Steve Green with Creo Asia Pacific managing director and Creo Inc corporate vice president, Garron Helman: Helman is soon to become managing director, Sales and Operations, for the Greater Asia Region (GAR)
In its first showing since announcement of the acquisition by Kodak, Creo was very much doing “business as usual” on its stand in the familiar blue livery which will no doubt become a memory when its marriage with Kodak is consummated later this year. According to Creo Asia Pacific managing director and Creo Inc corporate vice president, Garron Helman, the deal is awaiting regulatory approval in just two jurisdictions, the United States and South Africa. Upon completion Helman will become managing director, Sales and Operations, for the Greater Asia Region (GAR) in Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group, the GCG.
Says Creo Australia and New Zealand general manager, Steve Green, both Creo customers and staff are excited by and looking forward to being a part of the enlarged Kodak GCG. He says
that Creo will bring to the new organisation one of the strongest and most professional customer service networks of any supplier in the region.
“Between Israel and Vancouver, Creo creates and manufactures an amazing string of innovative products,” says Green. “Our team, especially our sales guys, are deeply experienced and more like ‘business consultants’ than sales people to our customers. We have worked together and grown together with our customers and see being part of the Kodak organisation as bringing even more value to our customers.”
Helman echoes Green’s remarks, adding “The customers are saying the deal is good for them. Kodak is a global powerhouse and combining it with good brands like Creo must be good for the customers. Kodak has a history of buying ‘number ones’ in the market and Creo is definitely one of them.”
