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experience. He will work under Bill DeWall, who is tran- sitioning into his new role as Director of Sales, U.S. and Canada. Sisson’s territory includes Michigan, Indiana, Wiscon- sin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. Obituary — Wallace Nard Wallace D. Nard Jr., 90, of Wheaton, Illinois, passed away of a brain tumor on Monday, December 29, 2025. Nard started his career in flexo in 1957 working for Por- ter and Dugas in Chicago; he became general manager of that company in 1964. In the 1970s, he joined Reilly Lake Shore Graphics as a vice president. He joined Anderson & Vreeland in 1973, eventually becoming marketing manag- er. In 1989, Nard formed Novaflex Inc., based in suburban Chicago, a printing and laminating sales/service group. In 2010, he began KYMC America, representing a flexog-
Miraclon Rajagurulingam (Raja) Ramalingam has been appointed
Service Manager for the Asia Pacific Region for Miraclon. Based in Singa- pore, Ramalingam will lead the com- pany’s regional service organization. Ramalingam joins Miraclon with more than 20 years of leadership ex- perience in printing inks and packag- ing production. Throughout his career, he has combined technical expertise
Raja Ramalingam
with strategic commercial insight, supporting both region- al and global growth initiatives with a consistent focus on collaboration and continuous improvement. GMG Americas
raphic printing press manufacturer in Taiwan. In 1985, Nard began his own company, Novaflex Inc,. that repre- sented various European manufactur- ers of flexographic printing presses, and 15 years ago he began KYMC America representing a flexographic printing press manufacturer in Taiwan.
Matt Sisson has joined GMG Americas as Sales Director for the North Central Region. In this role, Sisson will support cus- tomers and partners across the region by leveraging his extensive industry
Matt Sisson
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