EFI Appoints Bill Muir as New CEO
October 04 2018 - 4:35PM
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII), a world leader in
customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced
that its Board of Directors has named William (Bill) D. Muir as its
new Chief Executive Officer. Muir was most recently the Chief
Operating Officer of Jabil, a product solutions company. His
appointment is effective October 15, 2018, when he will also join
the Board of Directors.
Muir succeeds Guy Gecht, who informed the Board he intended to
step down as CEO upon the appointment of his successor, as the
Company announced on July 30, 2018. Gecht will remain a member of
the Board of Directors and will be an advisor to the CEO.
“Bill is going to take EFI to the next level,” said Gecht. “At
Jabil his experience and track record included scaling
multi-billion dollar businesses, driving execution and setting the
firm’s strategic direction. This background uniquely prepares him
to be the next CEO of EFI. I look forward to watching him lead EFI
and helping him in any way he chooses as the Company continues to
lead the digital transformation of industries globally where
colorful images matter.”
Gill Cogan, Chairman of EFI’s Board, noted, “In conducting a
comprehensive search for the next CEO, the Board had the
opportunity to speak with many highly skilled, strong leaders. Bill
was our first choice, as his experience in managing a global
manufacturing organization, track record in execution and
leadership style most closely matched the characteristics we sought
to successfully lead EFI in its next stage of growth, building on
the legacy that Guy established over the last 20 years. I would
like to once again convey the Board’s gratitude to Guy for his
outstanding leadership, overseeing the transformation of EFI and
driving the Company’s rapid growth to over $1 billion in
annual revenues.”
“I am honored and humbled to join the EFI team,” said Muir. “I
have developed a deep admiration for the culture of courageous
innovation, technical leadership and customer care, and I look
forward to leading our exceptional team as we work tirelessly to
delight our customers and create shareholder value.”
Muir has spent the past 25 years helping innovative, leading
brands bring exceptional products to the marketplace, including
launching Jabil’s Blue Sky Innovation Center. He has a deep
background in complex engineering and manufacturing honed over
progressive leadership roles at Jabil, a $22 billion product
solutions company with more than 100 facilities and 170,000
employees across the globe. Most recently, Bill served as
Chief Operating Officer. Before that, he served as CEO, Global
Manufacturing Services, which at the time was a $14 billion
division of the company, and as President of Jabil Asia, where
under his leadership the business tripled in less than four years.
Muir holds both a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and a
Master in Business Administration from the University of
Florida.
Muir will join EFI’s third quarter earnings call, which is
scheduled to take place after market close on October 29,
2018.
About EFIEFI™ is a global technology company,
based in Silicon Valley, and is leading the worldwide
transformation from analog to digital imaging. We are
passionate about fueling customer success with products that
increase competitiveness and boost productivity. To do
that, we develop breakthrough technologies for the manufacturing of
signage, packaging, textiles, ceramic tiles, and personalized
documents, with a wide range of printers, inks, digital front ends,
and a comprehensive business and production workflow suite
that transforms and streamlines the entire production
process. (www.efi.com)
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