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been a senior judge for the FINAT Label Competition since 2009. He has built up an extensive knowledge of the pro-
cesses used in label production from a technical and marketing viewpoint and has worked for several notable companies in the label industry. He is employed with Heidelberger Druck- maschinen AG in Turkey where he holds the position of Gallus Product & Marketing Manager.
Mark Andy Craig Black has been named Senior Vice President of Do-
mestic OEM Sales and Steve Welkley Regional Vice President OEM sales for Mark Andy. Black, an executive with expertise in sales strategy, account management, and team development, joins Mark Andy from Baldwin Tech- nology Co., where he served as Vice President of Sales, Americas. Prior to that, Black was Director, National Ac- counts for Eaton Corporation. Steve Welkley brings more than 20 years of experience in consulta- tive sales and business development, most recently serving as director of national sales at Kyocera Document Solutions. FINAT
Murat Sipahioglu
In 2025, FINAT will also welcome two new judges: Phil Baldwin , Technical Sales Manager Narrow Mid Web at BOBST, United Kingdom Fahri Ilazi , Head of Sales & Customer Service Flexible Dies at Kocher+Beck, Germany FTA Chris Standifer has been appointed new Membership
Craig Black
and Community Manager for Flexo- graphic Technical Association. Stan- difer comes to FTA from the Spe- cialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), where he gained years of ex- perience growing community groups and helping professionals and stu- dents find pathways to their goals.
Steve Welkley
Murat Sipahioglu has succeeded Tony White as Chairman of Judges of the FINAT Label Competition. Sipahioglu has
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