NPES, The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies (Reston, VA) announced the election of several new directors at its annual conference this month in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

Elected to terms expiring at the 2009 Annual Meeting are four new directors:

• Michael Fox, president of Screen USA.
• Don Harvey, vice president and GM of xpedx.
• Marc Olin, senior vice president and GM of professional printing applications for EFI.
• Thomas Wetjen, vice president of worldwide graphic communications for Xerox Corp.

Nominated for re-election to terms expiring at the 2009 Annual Meeting are:

• Timothy Combs, vice president of sales and marketing for Fujifilm Graphic Systems USA.
• Christopher Payne, director of market strategy and business research for Eastman Kodak Co.
• Thomas Saggiomo, president of Agfa Graphics.

In addition, Ulrik Nygaard, president and CEO of Heidelberg Baumfolder Corp. (Sydney, OH), was elected to a one-year term expiring at the 2007 NPES Annual Conference. Ina Schlechte, vice president of marketing for Prime UV was re-elected to a one-year term expiring in 2007. Elected as officers to the NPES Board of Directors with terms expiring in 2007 are chairman Thomas Saggiomo, president, Agfa Graphics; and treasurer H.A. Brandtjen III, president, Brandtjen & Kluge.