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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 12 images JANUARY 2019 CHANGING FACES William Turner, the UK tie and accessories manufacturer, has appointed Mike Humble as its new head of sales. The company, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2019, has appointed Mike to lead its club and corporatewear division as a key part of its growth plans. Mike, who joins William Turner from the Behrens Group and has more than 20 years’ experience working for leading sports brands including Puma, Umbro and JJB, said: “I am really thrilled to be joining William Turner, an established brand that I have known and admired for many years. They have a proud heritage as a family business and UK manufacturer and an enviable reputation in the schoolwear sector. I am hugely excited to build on that pedigree to attract more sports clubs, associations and corporate clients with our growing club and corporatewear offering.“ Daniel Turner, managing director of William Turner, said: “The appointment of Mike shows our commitment to growth as we celebrate reaching 50 years and look to the future. Mike’s background means he is well placed to steer the new direction for our club and corporatewear division. He’s got an enviable understanding of the marketplace and he knows intrinsically what sports clubs and corporate clients need.“ www.william-turner.co.uk SA International (SAI), the provider of software solutions for the signmaking, digital printing and CNC machining industries, has announced the appointment of Mikki Webb as its new director of customer experience. The role will see Mikki drive the development, continuous improvement and delivery of customer service as well as assume responsibility for inside sales and technical support teams at the company’s Salt Lake City headquarters. She has worked in several customer service roles for the last 25 years, including six years as senior operations manager with online auction site, eBay. Commenting on her new appointment, Mikki says, “SAI’s vision and innovativeness were important factors in my decision to join the company. I’m already immersing myself in the business to identify our customers’ specific requirements, and to better understand how we can continue to provide what they need today, and crucially, tomorrow.“ www.thinksai.com CMYUK has appointed Brett Platt as digital textile manager. The company stated that Brett’s new position reflects the significant investment CMYUK is making in digital textiles across soft signage, home décor and fashion markets. [L-R] Daniel Turner, managing director, and Mike Humble, head of sales Brett has over 20 years’ experience in textiles and “is unique in his skillset”, according to CMYUK. He was most recently employed as Hybrid Service’s textile product manager with responsibility for developing the Mimaki textile printer portfolio. Previously he was the senior creative colourist at The Dorma Group, before joining RA Smart where he worked across the company’s print bureau and equipment sales divisions. He left RA Smart in 2015 to join Australian company Think Positive Prints, which contracted him to establish a production facility in Macclesfield for its UK operation – Think Positive Prints UK. In his new role, Brett is promising to “bring something special to the UK market that doesn’t currently exist”. He comments: “CMYUK has always done things the right way, at the right time. We aim to position ourselves as the leading UK provider of digital textile printing equipment and associated technologies, with an expansive digital textile material range that will enable customers to emulate the quality and feel enjoyed from traditionally produced products… We are poised to deliver a customer resource that doesn’t currently exist in the UK.” www.cmyuk.com Brett Platt Mikki Webb Follow us on social media: @imagesmaguk