FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NUR America strengthens top management team; looks forward to increased growth
- Nachum Korman, formerly President of NUR Europe, is now President of NUR America
- Geva Barash re-joins the company as Vice President of Sales & Marketing
San Antonio, TX; June 23, 2003 - NUR America, Inc., the subsidiary of NUR Macroprinters
Ltd. responsible for marketing, sales and support of NUR wide-format inkjet production
printing systems in North, Central and South America, has recently made a number of strategic changes designed to realign key management positions in the Americas and to further strengthen and refocus NUR's operation in this important growth market.
Effective immediately, Nachum Korman, a NUR veteran who most recently served as President of NUR Europe, has assumed the key leadership position of President at NUR America.
Joining Korman on the new NUR America management team, and rejoining NUR America
as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, is Geva Barash, who had held this position prior to the company's move to San Antonio.
Commenting on the management team realignment, David Amir, President and CEO of NUR Macroprinters Ltd. said, "This management realignment represents a strategic shift towards greater decentralization and stronger subsidiary operations for the company as a whole and a renewed focus on building a strong operation to serve our customers in the Americas."
Amir continued, "We are pleased to have both Nachum Korman and Geva Barash leading this effort. Korman is an integral member of the NUR global management team and is widely credited with successfully developing a strong sales and service organization for NUR in Europe where customer care has been a major focal point. Barash has extensive experience in our marketplace from previous stints with NUR America and at Idanit and has worked with Korman before. We look forward to having their
strong leadership and direction at the helm of a reinvigorated NUR America."
Nachum Korman joined NUR in 1999 heading up its NUR Middle East & Africa division, and became Vice President of NUR Europe S.A. in July 2000. He has been President of NUR Europe since January 2001.
Previously, Korman served as Operations Director and Sales Director for the Middle
East and Africa at Scitex Corporation. Prior to this he held a Sales Logistics Management role at Scitex Europe S.A. following his earlier career at Elbit and Optrotec Belgium.
Geva Barash rejoins NUR America from Ultraflex Systems Inc. where he was responsible for all sales and marketing activities in the western hemisphere. Previously, Mr. Barash served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at i-Ray Technologies, Inc where he was responsible for sales, marketing activities, and
the establishment of the company in the United States.
Before that he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for NUR America, Inc. where he was responsible for building the company's direct sales and distribution channel to support new product launches and other company growth initiatives. Earlier he served as Sales
Director for Idanit USA, Inc.
About NUR Macroprinters Ltd.
NUR Macroprinters (Nasdaq: NURM) is a leading supplier of wide-format inkjet printing systems for the out-of-home advertising market. NUR develops, manufactures and markets wide-format inkjet printers and presses and high-quality companion inks for a wide variety of businesses including commercial printing companies,
sign printers, screen printers, billboard and media companies, photo labs, and digital printing service providers. NUR's cost-effective, reliable printing solutions
are helping customers worldwide deliver the high quality and fast turnaround they need to meet their clients' exacting demands and succeed in today's competitive marketplace.
>From entry-level photo-realistic printers to high-throughput production presses,
NUR's line of digital printing solutions addresses the full spectrum of wide-format
printing requirements. NUR customers in over 100 countries produce an impressive array of out-of-home advertising applications, including point-of-purchase displays, billboards, banners, building wraps, vehicle graphics and more.
About NUR America, Inc.
NUR America, Inc. is a subsidiary of NUR Macroprinters Ltd. (Nasdaq: NURM), a world leader in the development manufacturing, marketing, and servicing of wide-format inkjet printing systems and consumables. Headquartered in San Antonio, TX, NUR America is responsible for marketing, sales, and service operations in North, Central, and South America.
More information about NUR America and NUR Macroprinters is available at www.nur.com.
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Dana Jackson
NUR America
(210) 431-8575
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NUR America
4671 Highway 90 West
San Antonio, TX 78237
Phone: (210) 431-8575
Fax: 617-527-4030
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