Chris Leyes Joins Graphco Sales Team

Graphco, Cleveland, recently announced the appointment of Chris Leyes as business development manager covering Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky and surrounding areas. Leyes, an industry veteran with more than 26 years of experience, has a broad base of customer relationships established in the graphic arts, packaging, offset and digital equipment sales industry. Most recently, he was part of the sales team of Komori America Corporation.

Leyes' years of print industry relationships give him a competitive view of the value issues in the industry, the crucial demands on productivity and the constant quest to show true return on printing equipment investments. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, he is active in both PIANKO and the Great Lakes Graphics Association.

"We're delighted to have Chris Leyes join our expanding sales presence in the Ohio Valley and surrounding areas while expanding our reach into the E. Michigan market, as well," said Chris Manley, Graphco's president. "We are expecting great things from Chris with his strong customer relationships, and anticipate he will immediately hit the ground running with a full portfolio of the Graphco high-quality offset and digital product offerings, as well as selling the full Ryobi line with the L.E.D. UV curing technology."

In his new role, Leyes will be responsible for selling the full Ryobi product line with an emphasis on the 8-up RYOBI 920, the 6-up RYOBI 750 and the 6-up RYOBI 760 Series presses, all of which are now available with L.E.D. UV curing technology. "I'm excited to be able to offer my customers the phenomenal Ryobi L.E.D.-UV presses that have become the new global standard, as well as our other high-end, quality driven finishing solutions and digital presses that Graphco represents," Leyes stated. "I look forward to these new opportunities in my career."

For more information, visit www.graphco.com.