Konica Minolta celebrates three Difference Makers
May 26, 2021
Lisa Salerno, Product Manager, Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. announced Lisa Salerno, John Dembia and Bill Hall as honourees on ENX Magazine’s 2021 Difference Makers list.
The company explained that this year’s recipients were recognised for going above and beyond to keep their respective businesses and the industry moving forward during unprecedented times.
Lisa Salerno joined Konica Minolta in 2006 as a production print solutions analyst, moving into cutsheet toner print products in 2015. Her 20-year background in graphic design, including time with commercial printers, bridges the gap between what customers want and what printers can do. Salerno is a certified G7 expert, demonstrating her proficiency in the field of colour management, process and quality control for proofing and printing. Pivoting to product manager nearly six years ago, Salerno has been responsible for numerous cutsheet production print product launches, including the AccurioPress C14000/C12000 high-volume production press and the AccurioPress C4080.
John Dembia, Product Marketing Manager, Konica Minolta
John Dembia’s career with the company began with he joined the Minolta Photo Imaging Group in 1998, eventually becoming a product marketing manager for multifunction products and most recently, taking on production print and industrial print products. Along the way, Dembia has focused on digital embellishment, dedicating time educating Konica Minolta’s sales teams on those processes and their potential as a value-added differentiator. He also oversees the company’s more recent foray into high-speed inkjet products and manages its Clean Planet programme. During the height of the pandemic, Dembia spent much of his time in the company’s Customer Engagement Center, conducting virtual demonstrations and producing embellished print samples to send out to prospects, ensuring sales activity continued under difficult circumstances.
Bill Hall, Product Marketing Manager, Konica Minolta
Bill Hall joined Konica Minolta in 1998, initially working on the service side of technical support. Nine years ago, he transitioned to product management with a focus on office products. Hall collaborates with global teams, including those at Konica Minolta’s Japanese factory, to plan new product launches. In the last two years alone, he has contributed to a number of projects, including the refresh of the company’s entire MFP line-up and the bizhub i-Series, both colour and monochrome devices. Coordinating with Japan, Hall pores over the many details needed to put together useful information for the field. Once product launch details are ironed out, Hall collaborates with Konica’s marcom team to develop marketing materials and press releases. He also makes presentations to dealers and direct sales teams to train them on the specifics of new products.
“Lisa, Bill and John’s extraordinary work, from driving product launches to keeping our sales teams selling during 2020 has made an incredible impact on our business, and we are truly lucky to have them on our team,” said Dino Pagliarello, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Planning, Konica Minolta. “Their hard work and dedication, particularly over the last challenging year, has resulted in much success for our office and production print and embellishment product lines.”
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