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Building long-term partnerships

Leadership focused on delivery

Our executives bring deep experience in inkjet, software and manufacturing. They set direction, remove obstacles and stay close to customers. The goal is simple: reliable products, clear decisions and long-term partnerships.

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Steve Williamson

General Manager / CEO

With a BEng Electronic Engineering Honours Degree, Steve has over 25 years of related, highly technical experience in RF design and manufacturing, team leadership and project management; this includes strategic, senior roles at companies in the Cambridge area such as CRFS, Cambridge Consultants, Anritsu and Plextek.

As General Manager / CEO, Steve has a vision to help accelerate product development for next generation industrial printing systems, leading to further growth and customer success.

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Simon Edwards

Technical Director

Simon Edwards is Technical Director for Global Inkjet Systems (GIS).

Simon joined GIS in 2018 with a remit as Business Manager and Product Manager of Software. He has worked in digital printing for over 25 years, the optics industry for over 30 years and has a degree in Astrophysics and Applied Mathematics. Simon has held positions of Technical Director and Vice President at SOLA Optics, MD of Research Laboratories of Australia, and Vice President at Tonejet and The Technology Partnership.

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Richard Darling

Sales & Marketing Director

Richard joined GIS in September 2023 and brought with him huge experience and knowledge of the inkjet world. A pragmatic activist in the commercial application of inkjet technology with some of the world’s best-known manufacturers of printers and printheads.

Richard is well-known in the industry, questioning the way things have been done to discern where industrial inkjet can deliver real benefit.

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James Barker

HR Director EMEA

Over a decade of experience leading HR functions across the technology and software sectors, working with organisations through growth, restructuring, and international expansion. Skilled in all areas of HR, including recruitment, performance management, payroll operations, immigration compliance, and employment law.

Committed to delivering commercially focused HR leadership that supports sustainable business growth and long-term success.