Paul has served as Chair of the Innovation Print Awards (IPA) Judging Panel since its inaugural competition in 2008. A highly respected industry leader with more than 40 years of experience in printing, he has been Publisher of Print & Packaging Innovation Asia magazine since 1986. He has also served as Chairman of the Judging Committees for the Asian Print Awards and the Asian Packaging Excellence Awards since 2001. Drawing on his extensive expertise and leadership, he has played a pivotal role in advancing the printing and packaging industries across Asia.
“Having judged the awards for 19 years since the early days in Singapore, I have witnessed an extraordinary transformation in digital print. The progress in technology has been remarkable, with FUJIFILM playing a pioneering role in shaping the industry we see today. All entries showcased outstanding creativity and quality, with increasing use of special colours such as Pink, Gold, Silver, and Green. This year we saw a major increase in the entries coming from all over the planet. It’s great to see that quality is a global goal of the companies that entered in this year’s competition. Be it Germany, United States, Chinese Mainland, South Africa, to mention only a few winning countries that they all take pride in the work they produce. It was a hard-fought event, and our congratulations go to all this year’s winners.”
Major is a digital printing business owner and print consultant with more than 30 years of experience in the printing industry. His expertise spans commercial, security, label, and business forms printing, as well as print production management. He also brings extensive international judging experience, having served on the judging panels of leading printing awards across the Asia-Pacific region, Chinese Mainland, and Australia.
“Overwhelming entries from the world for this year's Awards. Best Innovation Awards are here! Wide and Exciting submissions in packaging products. Overall, extensive use of FUJIFILM technologies especially in application of special colors that added vibrancy to the printed products.”
Christian is a business development consultant specializing in the labels and packaging industry, with more than 30 years of experience in industrial digital printing. He has worked extensively with printing companies, converters, brand owners, and advertising agencies around the world, supporting innovation in packaging and commercial print. Best known for his role in the iconic “Share a Coke” campaign and numerous other successful projects, he has made significant contributions to the advancement of print and packaging innovation worldwide.
“This IPA showed how versatile the technology from FUJIFILM is. The range of applications submitted as entries proves its compatibility and interest for many applications, some unexpected. The print quality is indisputable, the market compliance, interest and benefits not to be proven. A great event that will trigger positive reactions in the markets.”