Colour and press register systems developer QI Press Controls has appointed Job van Hasselt its sales director for the Asia Pacific region including Australia/New Zealand and India.

He was most recently chief executive of the manroland South East Asia sales and service operation, prior to the manroland parent company going into administration last November.

He brings 25 years' experience of the Asian graphic arts market to role, extending from 1982 when he joined then manroland agent Print & Pack in Singapore as general manager.

A 20-year term with packaging machinery maker Bobst took him to Switzerland and Belgium, before returning to Asia to run factories in Shanghai and Japan. In 2007, he took the packaging industry experience to his own consultancy business, prior to joining manroland in 2009.

He brings market experience and seniority to the QI role, plus a proactive attitude to dealings with customers and manufacturers.

"QI are a young and enthusiastic company," he says, "with a small but dedicated team.

"I've always worked for large companies in the past, and am looking forward to being part of their very focused operation."

van Hasselt, who joined on March 26, says he is also looking forward to the excitement of DRUPA, for which he has already been measured for the trademark white suit.