Panini Hires Dan Napoles as Senior Vice President, Global Technical Services

DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Panini is pleased to announce that effective September 17, 2018, Dan Napoles joined the company as Senior Vice President, Global Technical Services (GTS) and will lead the company's technical services functions worldwide including services delivery, services program definition & development, GTS commercial results & operational excellence, and GTS strategic direction & growth. Napoles will be instrumental to Panini's strategy to support continued growth while extending its market leadership position.

Mr. Napoles comes to Panini after a highly successful career in services with Avery Dennison, a $6.6 billion global materials science and manufacturing company with operations in more than 50 countries.  During his tenure with Avery Dennison, Dan started as a field engineer in Los Angeles CA, servicing printers and radio frequency security systems, including system installation and contract sales responsibilities. He was promoted to Services Branch Manager where he managed a team of field service engineers and depot technicians. Dan was responsible for all branch operations, and in this role, Dan achieved dramatic business growth.  He was then promoted to US Central Region Services Director, managing an extensive team of field engineers, major depot/repair centers and a pre-print center.  He continued to demonstrate his capacity for maximizing customer satisfaction and business results, and based on Dan's outstanding performance in the field, he was promoted to a corporate position responsible for all service operations administration for North American, South American, and Western European markets. By applying his first-hand field services expertise, Dan reengineered all aspects of service operations. His extensive experience in all aspects of global technical services is a tremendously valuable addition to the Panini team and a strong statement regarding Panini's commitment to world-class service and support.

Dan earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Management with honors from Capital University. He also completed an intensive executive services program at Oracle University Training Center.

"I'm delighted to add Dan's talents, experience and enthusiasm to our team," says Michael Pratt, CEO, Panini. "The addition of a senior executive of this caliber will be instrumental to our continued expansion while reinforcing our commitment to global service excellence."

About Panini
Founded in Turin, Italy, Panini has enabled clients to capitalize on shifts in the global payments processing market for over seventy years.  Panini has a rich history of technology innovation, leveraging the company's expertise in research & development. Panini's market leading solutions are based on state-of-the-art engineering resources and ISO 9001 quality certified production. Panini offers check capture platforms which enable customers to fully realize the advantages and efficiencies available with the digital transformation of the paper check, resulting in the world's largest deployed base of check capture systems, now exceeding one million devices. Panini's scalable solutions address the complete range of distributed check processing opportunities including teller capture, back-counter capture, remote deposit capture, check cashing and remittance processing and point-of-sale capture. The company operates on a global scale and has direct subsidiaries in the United States covering North America and in Brazil covering Latin American markets.
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