FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 24, 2004
Jack Heath Named President of Arkwright, Inc.
Coventry, RI -- Océ (NASDAQ: OCENY) today announced that John R. (Jack) Heath has been appointed President of Arkwright, Inc., Océ’s media development and production company. Mr. Heath has been Chief Operating Officer of Arkwright since July 2003. He replaces Joseph Marciano, Arkwright’s President since 1998, who has become the President of Océ Business Services in New York City.
In making the appointment, Ronald E. Daly, Chairman and CEO of Océ North America, commented, “Jack is the right person with the right skills to take Arkwright to the next level of performance. He has been an effective leader as he has risen through Arkwright and made significant contributions to the company.”
Mr. Heath joined Arkwright in 1996 as Vice President of Operations with responsibility for the company’s four manufacturing sites and eight distribution centers. He has led the effort to bring the lean manufacturing process into the company, improving profitability. Jack is a Champion in the project management and Six Sigma processes to improve time-to-market, customer relations, and product profitability.
Jack has a breadth of technical and managerial experience gathered in roles as Vice President and General Manager for American Mirrex Corporation, Vice President of operations for Coloroll, Inc., Technical Manager for Occidental Chemical Corp, Technical Manager of Wallmates Vinyls, Inc, and a Plant Manager for Romar Classics. He began his career as a High School Math and Science teacher in New Jersey.
About Arkwright
Arkwright's business is to develop, coat, convert, and market papers, films and other media for digital imaging. Arkwright is ISO 9001 and 14001 registered and serves digital printer, plotter, and copier supplies markets throughout the world through four manufacturing facilities in the United States and ten distribution centers in North America and Europe. Arkwright has been a part of the Océ Group since 1978.
About Océ
Océ is a leading provider of digital document management technology and services. The company’s solutions are based on Océ’s advanced software applications that deliver documents and data over internal networks and the Internet to printing devices and archives -- locally and around the world. Supporting the workflow solutions are Océ digital printers and scanners, considered the most reliable and productive in the world. Océ also offers a wide range of display graphics, consulting and outsourcing solutions.
Netherlands-based Océ N.V. (NASDAQ: OCENY), with a workforce of more than 22,000 people and 2003 revenues of $3.0 billion, maintains research and manufacturing centers in the Netherlands, the United States, Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Japan. Océ’s North American headquarters is located in Chicago with major business units in Chicago; New York City; Boca Raton, FL; San Jose, CA; Salt Lake City; and Coventry, RI. North American revenues were $1.2 billion for fiscal 2003, and employment is currently 9,100. For more information about Océ, visit www.oceusa.com. Outside the U.S., consult www.oce.com.
Océ North America, Inc.
5450 NORTH CUMBERLAND AVENUE
Chicago, IL 60656
Phone: 312-714-8500
E-Mail: pwheeler@arkwright.com
Website URL: www.arkwright.com
