New CEO for Fujifilm Dimatix

Print Solutions

Fujifilm Dimatix has announced that the company’s current president, Steve Billow, has also been appointed chief executive officer following the announcement of Martin Schoeppler’s retirement.

Martin Schoeppler joined Fujifilm Dimatix in 2004, became CEO and president in May 2008, and following his retirement, will remain a senior advisor to the company.

‘During Martin’s nearly 20 years with the company, including a remarkable 15 years as CEO, Fujifilm Dimatix grew into one of the world’s foremost industrial printhead powerhouses. The collaborative spirit with which Martin led the company’s growth and customer success will continue,’ said Steve Billow. ‘Out of the many business initiatives and new products created and introduced during Martin’s tenure as CEO, the introduction of the Dimatix Starfire SG print head family and Dimatix Samba MEMS based printhead portfolio stand out and apart in reliability, quality, and productivity. These will remain key drivers of our continued success as we expand into additional industry segments such as packaging, commercial, textile, 3D print, and printed electronics markets.’

Steve Billow join the company as president in October 2022, bringing to his position deep expertise in inkjet technology and strong experience driving technology based programs from concept through commercialisation.

‘Steve has already stood out as a leader at Fujifilm Dimatix with his rich industry experience and technology background, as well as being a former printhead customer,’ said Martin Schoeppler. ‘The company will continue to excel under Steve's leadership and I wish him the very best in his expanded role.’

Prior to his appointment as president in October of last year, Steve Billow was president at Desktop Metal. Previously, he was vice president and chief technology officer at EFI Inkjet Solutions for eight years and also chief technology officer at Jetrion.

He was also employed at Eastman Kodak for over 20 years in numerous research and development roles at various facilities in several countries where he supported the early technical development of Kodak’s printheads, print engines, and inkjet systems.