Mike Toutant
Effective Consumable Solutions (ECS) targets international development with appointment of Director of International Business.
British remanufacturer ECS, has appointed Mike Toutant as Director of International Business Development. Headquartered in Yorkshire, ECS continues to scale its business internationally while delivering award winning products and services across the globe.
CEO Felicity Rabbitte said: “I am delighted to welcome Mike to ECS. He is an accomplished professional with tremendous industry experience; his appointment will help ECS continue to drive international business growth and market sector development. Mike will focus on building long-term partnerships with clients and ensuring high-quality delivery across the company’s breadth of capabilities, which cover the full cartridge renewal lifecycle from concept to recommissioning”.
Speaking about his appointment, Mike said: “I am excited to become part of ECS by adding my extensive knowledge and expertise to an already talented team of individuals. I have spent my entire career in this industry, the past 26 years traveling to 145 countries as Vice President International Sales for Katun and Raven. Our industry continues to evolve and the current crisis has shown how fast our lives can change. Now more than ever, it is important to find honest and reliable partners that can effectively deliver a consistently high quality product accompanied by an environmentally sustainable solution”
Mike added: “ECS meets and exceeds all these requirements and I am looking forward to using my global contacts and experience, to strengthen existing relationships whilst establishing new distribution opportunities”.
Commenting on the announcement, Chris Fink, Managing Director of ECS said: “Mike has a very unique and well-rounded skillset that few in our industry possess. His expertise in the printing and photocopying industry, business development, sales and channel management will undoubtedly bring a fresh and dynamic perspective to the ECS team as we enter a new phase of global business growth.
Mike will be a valuable asset to our business and will focus on developing, defining and driving growth in overseas markets whilst supporting the company’s growing number of international distributorships. He is well respected in the industry and brings experience and in-depth knowledge of the quality products ECS are proud to deliver. He is a true professional and I welcome him to ECS”.
CEO Felicity Rabbitte, added: “Organic growth sequentially improved during 2019 culminating in our best financial year to date. As we solidify our financial position, it is our next priority -international expansion – that will drive our long-term transformation. We are delighted to be welcoming someone of Mike’s calibre to the team and are confident he will help us to deliver on both our core values and our ambitious growth plans”.
