Mark Dawson

Mark Dawson has 30 years of executive-level experience in the imaging and printing supplies business. His portfolio covers large international corporations, medium sized businesses and start-ups. He has experience of components and raw materials, as well as finished products. He has held senior roles in production, quality assurance, engineering, sales & marketing, and general management.

He began his career in the industry with a 7-year tenure at Nu-Kote International, leveraging existing ink coating and conversion technologies into thermal transfer bar code ribbon production and sales, before setting up the EMEA Divisions of ICMI and Future Graphics, leading sales and taking P&L responsibility. Moving to Ecotone following its acquisition by Verbatim, he built the export reseller division and drove the positioning strategies for both brands. After a 3-year tenure he moved to Greenman to head up worldwide sales. 10 years on, following its acquisition, Dawson headed the MSE business in EMEA, establishing the brand as the leading OEM alternative and took the brand to multiple new territories. Further industry consolidation saw Dawson lead the Channel & Brand strategy at Clover Imaging Group from 2014. He set up Internet of Printing BV in 2017.

Dawson is a frequent speaker at industry events and a regular contributor to various trade publications. He is a thought leader with a proven track record of predicting change and helping companies take advantage. He can be reached at mark@iopbv.com.