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Von Andreas Weber, Head of Value

Es geht rund. Mit Turbo-Geschwindigkeit. Nach öffentlichen, harten Streitereien und Querelen mit den wichtigsten Aktionären muss bei Xerox Corp. der nach dem Split im Januar 2017 inthronisierte CEO Jeff Jacobson die Segel streichen und mit ihm ein halbes Dutzend Aufsichtsrats-Mitglieder. Ist das Unternehmen nun in einer schweren Krise? NEIN!

Prinzipiell ist Xerox grundsolide und finanziell gut aufgestellt. Was die Großaktionäre rund um Carl Icahn störte: Das hohe Potential von Xerox Corp. wurde nicht zielführend genutzt und Xerox sollte unter Wert seine Markenidentität und Eigenständigkeit aufgeben, indem es mit Fuji Xerox unter der Hoheit von Fijifilm verschmolzen wird. 

Fast zeitgleich mit der Meldung, dass Jeff Jacobson ausscheidet, wurden am 2. Mai 2018 von Bill Osbourn, Chief Financial Officer, Xerox, gute Ergebnisse für das 1. Quartal 2018 vermeldet und eine Print-Technologie-Neuheit weltweit präsentiert, die aufhorchen lässt: Metallic Dry Inks.

 

Ergänzende Meldungen vom 3. Mai bzw. 7. Mai 2018

Jeff Jacobson und die bisherigen Aufsichtsratsmitglieder sollen nun doch (vorläufig) im Amt bleiben. — Aprilscherz im Mai? Oder ist der Xerox-Konzern außer Kontrolle? “As a result, the current Board of Directors and management team will remain in place. Xerox and its Board of Directors recognize the uncertainty caused by the developments of the past several days among the company’s investors and other stakeholders. The Xerox Board and management team remain focused on driving continued improvement in financial and operational performance, and will consider all options to create value for the company and its shareholders.“ Source: https://www.news.xerox.com/news/Xerox-settlement-agreement-with-Carl-Icahn-and-Darwin-Deason-has-expired

Aktionäre gegen Vorstand/Aufsichtsrat — Wenn zwei sich (um #Xerox) streiten, freut sich der Dritte? — „Vor allem bei #Fujifilm dürfte man sich über die neueste Entwicklung die Hände reiben. Schließlich hatten die Japaner direkt nach dem Urteil angekündigt, dagegen vorzugehen und die getroffene Vereinbarung vor Gericht anfechten zu wollen.“ Quelle: Jacobson gegen Icahn — Neue Runde im Streit um Xerox-Verkauf an Fujifilm, via crn.de.

 

Weitere Meldungen vom 13. Mai und 18. Mai 2018

Xerox verlautbarte am 13. Mai 2018, dass es doch beim Wechsel an der Konzernspitze bleibt. Jeff Jacobson tritt endgültig ab. Ebenso fünf Ausichtsratsmitglieder. Zugleich wurde bekanntgegeben, dass der Deal mit Fujifilm vom Tisch ist und die Transaktionsvereinbarung vom Januar 2018 beendet wurde. 

Wie Bloomberg am 18. Mai 2018 verlautbarte, äußerte sich der Fujifilm-CEO, dass er juristisch gegen Xerox vorgehen werde, um den Deal doch noch zu realisieren: “Sukeno said he wants to explain to Xerox shareholders that the merger with Fujifilm is the only option for the American company to grow and have a future. A combined entity would be more efficient, he said.”

Großaktionär Darwin Deason gab in diesem Kontext eines seiner wenigen TV-Interviews, das sich lohnt anzuschauen. Er sagte unter anderem: “We have found a crown jewel in new Xerox CEO John Visentin.”


Juni 2018: Xerox verliert deutlich an Börsenwert!

Mit der Androhung einer Klage über 1 Milliarde US-Dollar setzt Fujifilm die Xerox Corp. heftig unter Druck. Seit Anfang Februar 2018 rutschte der Börsenkurs pro Aktie von rund 34 US-Dollar auf knapp über 27 US-Dollar ab. In den Finanzmedien wird dies argwöhnisch beobachtet: “Is Xerox (XRX) in Trouble for Terminating Fujifilm Deal?” (June 19, 2018)

Die Marktkapitalisierung sank damit um mehr fast 1,5 Milliarden US-Dollar. Es zeigt sich eine tiefe Kluft zur Durchschnittsentwicklung im Business Service Markt, die deutlich wächst.

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Xerox will das Joint Venture mit Fuji Xerox nach 2021 nicht mehr weiterführen, wie der neue CEO John Visentin am 25. Juni 2018 erklärte. — “Visentin said Xerox does not currently plan to renew its technology agreement with Fuji Xerox when it expires in 2021. There is “enormous potential growth opportunity” in Xerox selling directly to the Asia-Pacific market with “sole and exclusive use of the Xerox name and a more efficient, better-managed supply chain than exists with Fuji Xerox,” Visentin said.”  [Quelle: Xerox CEO Visentin: Fuji lawsuit is ‘misguided negotiating ploy’ by Sarah Taddeo , Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Published 6:19 p.m. UTC Jun 25, 2018].


 

Meine Einschätzung, da es definitiv bei einem neuen CEO bleibt: Exzellente Ausgangsposition für einen Neuanfang

Das Menetekel, der Fisch stinke vom Kopf her und vergifte alles, trifft m. E. bei Xerox nicht zu. Vielmehr bietet sich eine extrem gute Basis auf hohem Niveau. Der designierte neue CEO Giovanni (“John”) Visentin trifft auf ein Unternehmen, dass sich in den Strukturen verschlankt hat, Ballast abgeworfen hat und in allen Bereichen mit vielen motivierten und talentierten Mitarbeitern nach vorne preschen kann. Seine Ernennung wird im Branchenchargon als „Hot Landing“ bezeichnet, quasi wie im Militär beim Einsatz von Fallschirm-Pionieren.

John Visentin hat umfassende Erfahrung im Top-Management für innovative Informations-Technologie-Lösungsangebote. Und er kennt sich mit Übernahmen aus. Seine wichtigste Aufgabe dürfte sein, erfahrbar zu machen und nach aussen darzustellen, worin die eigentlichen Stärken von Xerox liegen. Eben nicht nur in Hardware und Boxen, sondern in intelligenten, multifunktionalen Software-Lösungen und -Architekturen, die Business Solutions ermöglichen, um die Kundenkommunikation ganzheitlich zu stärken und das „Customer first“ und vor allem „Communication First“ in den Fokus zu rücken. 

In Deutschland kann man das bereits in ersten Ansätzen nachverfolgen: Das Management rund um Jacqueline Fechner ist bestens aufgestellt. Mit Christian Gericke  ist seit November 2017 ein Innovations- und Transformations-erfahrener Top-Manager an Bord, der das Marketing und vor allem das professionelle Print-Geschäft für Xerox GmbH nach vorne bringen wird.

All dies wird in der Wirtschaftspresse positiv aufgenommen und kommentiert. Nachfolgend eine Selektion von Artikeln und Kommentaren:

Handelsblatt vom 2. Mai 2018: http://amp.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/it-medien/druck-von-investoren-xerox-chef-tritt-zurueck-verkauf-an-fujifilm-kommt-auf-den-pruefstand/21233180.html

Democrat & Chronicle: https://amp.democratandchronicle.com/amp/572294002

Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgebradt/2018/05/02/executive-onboarding-note-how-xeroxs-new-ceo-john-visentin-can-survive-his-hot-landing/#b22cd0c5ddea

Reuters berichtet von Kaufinteressenten: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-xerox-m-a-apolloglobal/exclusive-apollo-global-approaches-xerox-about-possible-acquisition-sources-idUSKBN1I32CF


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About the expected XEROX Vice Chairman and CEO John Visentin (Quelle: Xerox Corp.)

Giovanni (“John”) Visentin is expected to be the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox Corporation. Prior to being appointed to that role, Mr. Visentin was a Senior Advisor to the Chairman of Exela Technologies and an Operating Partner for Advent International, where he provided advice, analysis and assistance with respect to operational and strategic business matters in the due diligence and evaluation of investment opportunities. John was also a consultant to Icahn Capital in connection with a proxy contest at Xerox Corporation from March 2018 to April 2018. 

In October 2013, Mr. Visentin was named Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Novitex Enterprise Solutions following the acquisition of Pitney Bowes Management Services by funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management. In July 2017, Novitex closed on a business combination with SourceHOV, LLC and Quinpario Acquisition Corp. 2 to form Exela Technologies, becoming one of the largest global providers of transaction processing and enterprise information management solutions. Exela Technologies now trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol XELA. 

Mr. Visentin was previously an Advisor with Apollo Global Management and contributed to their February 2015 acquisition of Presidio, the leading provider of professional and managed services for advanced IT solutions, where he was Chairman of the Board of Directors from February 2015 to November 2017. 

Mr. Visentin has managed multibillion dollar business units in the IT services industry (at each of Hewlett-Packard and IBM) and over the course of his career has a proven track record transforming complex operations to consistently drive profitable growth. Mr. Visentin graduated from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, with a Bachelor of Commerce.


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Comment by Andreas Weber, Head of Value | German version

A little over a year after the spin-off of Xerox and Conduent, there is now going to be a new “marriage of convenience”. Xerox Corporation and Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. will be merged and Fujifilm Holding will take a majority holding. This will result in “The New Fuji Xerox”, a global Group with an expected turnover of 18 billion US dollars. An agreement to that effect was reached and published on 31 January, 2018.

Fuji Xerox was originally founded in 1962 as a joint enterprise of Xerox and Fujifilm, in order to give Xerox better market access and good growth opportunities in Asia, Asia Pacific and especially in Japan and China. In 2000, during Xerox’s serious existential crisis, the entire China business of Xerox was sold to Fujifilm. Over the years the old Fuji Xerox evolved dynamically from a trading company into an innovative technology developer, whose products Xerox now also marketed and almost equaled the turnover of today’s Xerox Corporation.

 



Act of desperation or stroke of genius?

According to his own statement, the new “old” Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson is still in office and had come under severe pressure in recent months (which is clearly perceptible in his somewhat unwise video post about the Fujifilm agreement). Major shareholder Carl Icahn had led vicious attacks and publicly branded Jacobson and his management team failures. Icahn appeared concerned that Xerox would meet the same fate as Kodak. Has the situation now been improved by the merger? It is still too early to say for certain. One thing’s for sure, however; the short and medium-term focus is on consolidation and cost savings in the billions. As a result, “The New Fuji Xerox” is better armed against some very strong competitors, especially Canon. Growth will not initially be possible. It has already been announced that around 10,000 employees of the old Fuji Xerox will lose their jobs.


 

UPDATE: CARL ICAHN AND DARWIN DEASON RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 12th, 2018 AN OPEN LETTER TO XEROX SHAREHOLDERS.  

Key message: To put it simply, the current Board of Directors has overseen the systematic destruction of Xerox, and, unless we do something, this latest Fuji scheme will be the company’s final death knell. We urge you – our fellow shareholders – do not let Fuji steal this company from us. There is still tremendous opportunity for us to realize value on our own if we bring in the right leadership.

 

Xerox responds to Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason Open Letter on FEB 13, 2018.

 


Selected comments by public media

  • Gizmodo: “Xerox is the poster child for monopoly technology businesses that cannot make the transition to a new generation of technology,” —Harvard Business School’s David B. Yoffie told the paper.
  • New York Times : “After Era That Made It a Verb, Xerox, in a Sale, Is Past Tense”.
  • REUTERS: “The joint venture accounts for nearly half of Fujifilm’s sales and operating profit. Both companies have struggled with slow sales of photocopy products, as businesses increasingly go paperless.”

 

“The New Fuji Xerox” will have to continue struggling with old problems. Instead of a clear vision, they stick to defending the status quo (‘box selling’) and provide no discernible ground-breaking innovations which can inspire markets and investors and are superior to competitive products.

In addition, there are decrepit structures and, at least in the old Xerox world, a worrying lack of customer contact. The feeling is that too many Xerox employees are working in staff roles and are not adding value with their work or actually dealing with the needs of the customer. In addition, in Europe the Xerox Europe headquarters in the UK is getting really top heavy, is riddled with masses of administrative staff and its market relevance is completely diffused.

But: Where there’s life, there’s hope. The major asset of Xerox as well as Fuji Xerox is that there are still a lot of capable employees who could take the helm if they were allowed to. These are experts who are competent in dealing with software, workflows, multi-channel solutions, artificial intelligence and much more. It is to be hoped for their sake that “The New Fuji Xerox” honors this and comes to the fore to enthuse customers again.

 


Predicted structure of the new Fuji Xerox organization

 

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Source: TechCrunch.

 


 

Notes

Message from the CEO

 

Please note: more facts are listed on a special website: http://www.thenewfujixerox.com

 


 

SUPPLEMENT:

Letter to the Shareholders of 7 March 2018

In an 11-page letter, Xerox management commented in detail to shareholders on March 7, 2018, on the merits of merging with Fuji Xerox resp. Fujifilm. (Letter is attached as a PDF via slideshow),

It should be noted that in the age of customer experience and customer centricity, any benefits that could arise for Xerox customers are addressed with no syllable. Too bad. First of all, it expresses that the focus is on Xerox at Group level to deal with himself; and second, the opportunity is missed to make a name for itself among the shareholders and investors as a forward-looking and customer-oriented company.

 

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NOTE

At least, Xerox Corp. announced on May 2nd, 2018, that Jeff Jacobson left the company. The follower via ‘Hot-Landing’ is Carl Icahn’s team member John Visentin. At the moment it’s not evident if the deal with Fujifilm is still valid.

Read: My comment (in german) “ValueCheck: Xerox — Per Hot-Landing auf zu neunen Ufern”.

And Forbes‘ story “Executive Onboarding Note: How Xerox’s New CEO John Visentin Can Survive His Hot Landing”.


 

About Andreas Weber, Founder and CEO of Value Communication AG
Since more than 25 years Andreas Weber serves on an international level as a business communication analyst, influencer and transformer. His activities are dedicated to the ‘Transformation for the Digital Age’ via presentations, management briefings, coachings, workshops, analysis&reports, strategic advice. Contact: LinkedIn-Profile

 


 

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Graphic Repro On-line News Review to Friday 03 February 2017

Welcome to this week’s news roundup of 25 of the best received during the past seven days, together with Laurel Brunner’s Verdigris Environmental Blog, and a new addition in Online Features Chapter 03, as Blömeke opens up new areas of business with the first Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75-5 LE UV to be installed in Germany.

“Our fourth quarter results demonstrate that we are realizing significant benefits from our Strategic Transformation program,” said Jeff Jacobson, Xerox chief executive officer. “We delivered strong margins that countered expected pressure on revenue.” Jacobson continued, “With the separation of Conduent now complete, we turn our full attention to delivering on our strategy, which includes pursuing the growing areas of the market. As the strategy begins to yield results, our revenue trajectory is expected to improve over time while we expand our margins and continue to generate strong cash flows.”

We had financial results from UPM on Tuesday and Xerox on Thursday; while UPM Biofuels took Monday’s lead slot, and Baldwin’s acquisition of Air Motion Systems led the headlines on Wednesday. EFI’s acquisition of Xerox FreeFlow DFE software also appears among Friday’s headlines. On Monday we reported the death of Xeikon’s founder Lucien De Schamphelaere on 20 January, at the age of 85; while on Friday, we were extremely sad to report the death of South Africa’s Lambert Retief, one of Paarl and Cape Town’s greatest entrepreneurs, who died on Thursday 26 January after losing a short battle with brain cancer. He was only 64. A memorial service to celebrate Retief’s life was held at Anura Vineyards in Klapmuts (near Paarl), on Friday 3 February.
On Wednesday, Sappi announced its new Website which highlights its global presence with increased functionality and robust educational resources. Please take look. It’s impressive. Also on Wednesday, Ricoh Europe announced the launch of the new Ricoh Pro C5200s series to enable print service providers to broaden their services.

You’ll find a good selection of news relating to upcoming events beginning with Xeikon at Hunkeler Innovationdays later this month; then for Xeikon Café Packaging Innovations in March in Belgium; Kornit at C!Print in Lyon last week; FESPA in Hamburg in May; and from Sign & Digital UK in March at the NEC; while IST (UK) will exhibit at PrintWeekLive! in Coventry in May.
Recent notable installations this week came from Heidelberg UK with Versafire CV digital; Renz UK; Heidelberg USA with a Speedmaster long-perfector equipped for coating and UV; from KBA North America with a large-format seven-colour Rapida with full UV; then Heidelberg in Germany with the first Speedmaster XL 75-5 LE UV with matching service package; followed by EFI Vutek wide-format in Ireland; Polar in the UK; and lastly Meech static control, in the UK and Europe.

The tailender goes to the PIA, which on Tuesday opened submissions for the 2017 InterTech Technology Awards with a 2 June deadline.

That’s about it until next time. I hope you have a good week.

My best regards, 

Mike Hilton

 

 

 

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Hartgraph adds CV digital capacity at its Amersham plant
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Kornit Digital at C!Print in Lyon this week
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Xeikon brand protection at Hunkeler Innovationdays
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FESPA 2017 Global Print Expo in Hamburg in May
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New Ricoh Pro C5200s supports flexible production
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Record tenth KBA press installed at Imagine!
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Blömeke lauds Germany’s first Speedmaster XL 75-5 LE UV
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Ireland’s Minprint chooses Vutek hybrid LED printer
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Sign & Digital Business Theatre lineup for 2017 show
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Spandex to exhibit at Sign and Digital UK 2017
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South African print mogul Lambert Retief has died
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IST (UK) predicts LED-UV momentum in 2017
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EFI acquires Xerox FreeFlow Print Server DFE business
Xerox and EFI partner to give customers best in class FFPS and EFI Fiery Digital Front End software…

Polar 137N Plus guillotine for Route 1 Print
Guillotine investment prepares way for Route 1 Print’s optimised same day trade print service…

Scapa invests in Meech Hyperion static control
Scapa eliminates static issues on its rewind equipment with Meech Hyperion 971IPS bars…

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Real and Artificial Intelligence: Guy Gecht at Connect
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Jeff Jacobson at the June 2nd, 2016 hosting the Xerox VIP analyst reception in Düsseldorf’s Harbour City. Photo: Andreas Weber

 

By Andreas Weber

Do you remember? — “Good news! Jeff Jacobson became the new President of Technology Business for Xerox. For sure, he is one of the best in the whole market place!” — That was the good news almost 2 years ago. Our take was: “Recently, Jacobson distributed a letter to employees, partners and friends of the Technology Business in July, 2014, in which we can see how hardworking, passionate and principled his working attitude is. The way he approaches to sustained profitability for longer term is remarkable as he thinks not only achieving a big success in a specific year, but also being cost-efficient and investing in research and development to keep that success is important. Jacobson’s passion about technology business makes him quite successful as a president who has already caught the H2H approach by working for the Graphic Communications group.”

It was a tough decision right at the End of January 2016. We called it: “No Risk — No Fun! Ursula Burns had to announce that Xerox’ expansion failed and had to split the company. Later on she said that she will quit after the spilt to become the Chairman of the new Xerox Corporation after the spilt. And now we are back to the roots: Last night Xerox made public that Jeff Jacobson to become CEO of Xerox Corporation. For sure, it is not a surprise. Because as part of a small group of high-level analysts from around the globe Jeff Jacobson was the host of a #drupa2016 VIP reception in Düsseldorf’s beautiful Harbour City. Jeff’s welcome speech was his at that time hidden introduction as the new CEO. Very impressive, very smart. So I like to share my short iPhone videos dated June 2nd, 2016. My advice: Listen and learn. Jeff is really amazing and in my opinion the best doing a great job in the future. 

 

 

 

FYI – Xerox’ Press Announcement:

Jeff Jacobson to Become CEO of Xerox Corporation Following Completion of Separation

NORWALK, Conn., June 23, 2016 — Xerox (NYSE: XRX) announced today that its board of directors appointedJeff Jacobson to be chief executive officer of Xerox Corporation following the completion of the company’s planned separation into two publicly traded companies. Jacobson currently serves as president of Xerox Technology and will continue in his current role until the separation is complete.

“Jeff is a great leader with a passion for our business and employees, deep customer relationships and a clear strategic vision to capitalize on the opportunities ahead,” said Ursula Burns. “During his four years at Xerox, Jeff has driven significant productivity and cost efficiency efforts while maintaining our commitment to innovation, quality and leading technology. With his previous public-company CEO experience and his track record and achievements at Xerox, the Board and I are confident he is the best person to lead Xerox forward.”

An industry veteran, Jacobson joined Xerox in 2012 as the president of Global Graphic Communications Operations. He became the president of the Xerox Technology business in 2014 with responsibility for worldwide strategy, sales channel operations, marketing, technical services and customer support, product development, manufacturing and distribution. Prior to Xerox, he served as the president, chief executive officer and chairman of Presstek, a supplier of digital offset printing solutions, where he drove a global expansion program.

“I am honored by the board’s decision to appoint me to lead one of the world’s most iconic companies and confident that we will build a bright future for Xerox on the foundation of disciplined management, operational excellence and customer focus that is in place today. As an independent company and with the benefit of the strategic transformation we are aggressively implementing, we will capture the many opportunities available to us to strengthen core businesses and pursue select growth opportunities,” Jacobson said.

“Jeff is clearly the right leader for Xerox’s document technology company,” said Ann Reese, Xerox’s lead independent director. “The board employed a rigorous internal and external search and undertook a thoughtful process to identify the right talent. Jeff has shown he is well-equipped to execute on the work we are doing now and to leverage future opportunities for the benefit of our shareholders, clients, partners and employees.”

On January 29, 2016, Xerox announced its plans to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies – Xerox, which will be comprised of the company’s Document Technology and Document Outsourcing businesses, and Conduent a business process services company. The company is on track to complete the separation by the end of 2016.

Xerox will be a global leader in document management and document outsourcing with superior technology, solutions and innovations. With $11 billion in 2015 revenue, the company will continue to be a trusted partner to its customers, helping them improve productivity, workflow and business performance through our deep understanding of how, why and where people work.

 

Conduent will be a business process services leader that helps businesses and governments manage transaction intensive processes at a large scale. With approximately $7 billion in 2015 revenue – 90% of which is annuity based – the company is focused on attractive growth markets including transportationhealthcare, commercial and government services.

 

 

Jeff Jacobson at #drupa2016 Foto by Andreas Weber

Jeff Jacobson at the June 2nd, 2016 #Xerox VIP reception in Düsseldorf’s Harbour City. Photo: Andreas Weber

 

 

Jeff Jacobson Biography                                                                                          

Jeffrey Jacobson is president of the Xerox Technology business. He was named to this position and appointed an executive vice president of the corporation in July 2014. Jacobson has been a corporate officer since February 2012.

In his current role, Jacobson leads the company’s technology business, which offers a diverse portfolio of hardware, software and services to customers ranging from small businesses to multinational enterprises. He is responsible for worldwide strategy, sales channel operations, marketing, technical services and customer support, and product development, manufacturing and distribution.

Jacobson joined Xerox in 2012 as the president of Global Graphic Communications Operations where he led strategy, operations and product development of the company’s production systems portfolio for the global graphic communications market. In 2014, as the chief operating officer of the Xerox Technology business, his responsibilities were expanded to include strengthening the technology product and solutions portfolio, managing the cost base and driving supply chain, manufacturing and overall efficiencies.

Prior to Xerox, Jacobson served as the president and chief executive officer of Presstek, adding the title of chairman in 2009. Previously, Jacobson was chief operating officer of Eastman Kodak Company’s $3.6 billion Graphic Communications Group. He also served for five years as CEO of Kodak Polychrome Graphics, a $1.7 billion joint venture between Sun Chemical and Eastman Kodak.

Jacobson, age 56, is a graduate of the State University of New York Buffalo and holds a master’s degree in industrial relations from the Cornell School of Industrial Relations. He also holds a juris doctor degree from Pace University School of Law and is admitted to the bar in New York and New Jersey.

 

About Xerox

Xerox is helping change the way the world works. By applying our expertise in imaging, business process, analytics, automation and user-centric insights, we engineer the flow of work to provide greater productivity, efficiency and personalization. Our employees create meaningful innovations and provide business process servicesprinting equipmentsoftware and solutions that make a real difference for our clients and their customers in 180 countries. Learn more at www.xerox.com.

 

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