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·    Noritsu America Corp., Bueno Park, Calif., appointed John Walsh to the position of sales representative. Walsh will be responsible for business development and customer relationship management in the area of Florida and Puerto Rico. Walsh has more than 20 years of photo and digital imaging experience. Prior to joining Noritsu, he served as […]

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Ronald L. Olson, 62, a longtime PMA member and MotoPhoto franchisee passed away on May 8 after a long and courageous battle against cancer. Olson’s career in the photo business began in 1962 at Walgreen Drug and progressed to a MotoPhoto franchise in 1987. Later he ran multiple locations in Arizona and became the area […]

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Melvin J. Zweig, 91, one of the founders of Penn Camera Exchange, Washington, D.C., passed away on April 27. Zweig, along with his three brothers Oscar, Samuel, and the late Benson Zweig, bought the building and inventory of the bankrupt Ford Photo Supply on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., and renamed it Penn Camera Exchange […]

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BullDog Digital Imaging Products, Corona, Calif., distributor of wide-format hardware, specialty media, inks, and coatings targeted at the fine-art and décor printing markets, announced industry veteran Chuck Modlin has joined the company as vice president and director of Sales. Modlin, former partner and co-founder of Digital Technology Group (DTG), will be responsible for overall business […]

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· Fujifilm Graphic Systems U.S.A. Inc., Valhalla, N.Y., named Masahiro Ota the company’s new president and chief executive officer. Ota replaces Hiro Tada, who has taken a new position as president and chief executive officer with Fujifilm’s Medical Imaging Division. Ota joined Fujifilm in 1980 and first worked in human resources in the Fujinomiya site […]

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·    Leica Camera Inc. USA, Allendale, N.J., announced several corporate developments and appointments including promotion and expansion in the Marketing Department, Photographic Division, and a new sales manager in Canada. Christian Erhardt has been promoted from marketing manager to director of marketing. His responsibilities range from organizing Leica-sponsored events, to organizing Leica’s participation at […]

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·    HP Co., Palo Alto, Calif., appointed Enrique Lores to senior vice president of worldwide sales for its Personal Systems Group (PSG), and head of its Solutions Partner Organization, serving all HP businesses worldwide. Lores will report be responsible for the strategy and growth of the business group’s direct and channel commercial volume sales. […]

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Robert R. Ricci

Robert “Bob” R. Ricci, 63, passed away quietly and peacefully on April 6. Ricci was born on Jan. 11, 1945, in New York City to Mary and George Ricci. He grew up in Queens, N.Y., along with his two sisters Amelia and Mary. In 1966, he married his teenage sweetheart Sandra Piccione Ricci. After […]

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·    Adobe Systems Inc., San Jose, Calif., is aligning its mobile and platform operations as it moves toward an integrated technology platform and runtime environment for personal computers (PCs), mobile handsets, and consumer devices. In turn, the Mobile and Devices Business Unit (MDBU) is joining Adobe’s Experience and Technology group, led by Chief Technology […]

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Long-time industry professional Robert Ricci passed away in his sleep on April 5. Memorials in his honor will be held on the East and West Coast. The West Coast memorial will be held April 12, at the Dana Point Marriott, 25135 Park Lantern, Dana Point, Calif., from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The East Coast […]

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