Lebanon, NH—Fujifilm Corp. announced that Fujifilm Dimatix’s president, Steve Billow, was also appointed to the role of chief executive officer. Effective April 1, 2023, the promotion followed the announcement of Martin Schoeppler’s retirement.
Fujifilm Dimatrix is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujifilm Corporation. Additionally, it is a global manufacturer and supplier of piezoelectric, drop-on-demand industrial inkjet printheads.
Martin Schoeppler joined Fujifilm Dimatix in 2004. Moreover, he became CEO and president in May 2008. Following his retirement as CEO, Schoeppler 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,” commented Steve Billow. “The collaborative spirit with which Martin led the company’s growth and customer success will continue.”
Out of the many business initiatives and new products created and introduced during Schoeppler’s tenure as CEO, the introduction of the Dimatix Starfire SG printhead family and Dimatix Samba MEMS-based printhead portfolio stand apart in reliability, quality and productivity.
These will remain key drivers of the company’s continued success under Billow. It will also expand into additional industry segments, such as packaging, commercial, textile, 3D printing and printed electronics markets.”
Fujifilm Dimatix President
Steve Billow joined Fujifilm Dimatix as president in October 2022. He brought a deep expertise in inkjet technology and strong experience driving technology-based programs from concept through commercialization.
“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 Schoeppler. “The company will continue to excel under Steve’s leadership. I wish him the very best in his expanded role.”
Prior to his appointment as Fujifilm Dimatix president, Billow was president at Desktop Metal. Previously, he was vice president and chief technology officer at EFI Inkjet Solutions for eight years. He was also chief technology officer at Jetrion.
Moreover, Billow was employed at Eastman Kodak for more than 20 years in numerous R&D roles in several countries. Further, he supported the early technical development of Kodak’s printheads, print engines and inkjet systems.
Looking ahead, Billow is focused on the advanced development of sputtered piezoelectric MEMS technology. He will also focus on expanding the reach of the company’s bulk piezo product lines.
“Our MEMS technology is an industry leader in performance and will be further leveraged to lift inkjet to unprecedented heights of speed, quality and productivity,” said Billow. “The speed with which this has come together is a direct result of our corporate-wide commitment to robustness, reliability, ruggedness and productivity that have always been the hallmark of our core piezo printhead technologies.”
Billow added: “On behalf of all of us at Fujifilm, we’d like to congratulate and thank Martin for his tremendous achievements and leadership throughout his career at Fujifilm.”
