Oosterhout, February 2017
- A welcome addition to the Q.I. Press Controls sales team since last
November has been that of Harold Drinhuyzen. As such, the 54-year-old from
nearby Breda returns to the company which had previously been his place of work
from 2003 to 2009. Harold Drinhuyzen now has responsibility for the
international sales of QIPC-EAE in the Mediterranean region, a number of
African countries and Russia.
Harold Drinhuyzen is a familiar face at QIPC. Ever
since saying his goodbyes to the Oosterhout office in 2009, he has remained
active in sales in the print industry. At the end of 2016, the sales team at
QIPC was looking to fill a vacancy and Harold Drinhuyzen didn't need to think
twice about the opportunity. “Of
course, with my past experience, I'm familiar with how things work at QIPC and,
to be honest, I missed it quite a bit: the people, the contacts and helping to
solve the problems of customers. And not least the variation that the work
involves.”
The print trade is in
Harold Drinhuyzen's DNA, his father having worked as a machine setter for the Haagse
Courant, a newspaper that used to be based in The Hague. “At the time,
type-setting was done using letters cast from liquid lead. Sometimes I'd be
allowed to type-set my own name and take the lead letters home with me. I was
fascinated by it. But what completely wowed me were the enormous printing
presses on the ground floor level. After school on Wednesdays I would go and
see how the paper was printed: the intense vibrations coming from the immense
presses, the smell of ink and the surroundings all had me spellbound.”
In the meantime, he has
gained many years' experience working in sales in the printing industry for
which he nurtured an early passion. Harold Drinhuyzen remains as enthusiastic
as he was when he was allowed to gaze at the presses of the Haagsche Courant
on Wednesday afternoons all those years ago. “I'm looking forward to
re-establishing contacts with customers and agents who I've not seen since I
stopped working for QIPC in 2009. It will be great to renew acquaintance with
these old friends. In addition, it will be nice to make new contacts in
different cultures and where possible provide good advice and find success in
my new position. I'm sure it will give me great job satisfaction.”
QIPC too is happy to see
the return of Harold Drinhuyzen. Erwin van Rossem, to whom Harold Drinhuyzen
will be accountable, is delighted with the new addition to the team. “With
Harold, our team gets back more than 30 years of experience in the printing
industry. He was extremely successful for QIPC in the past, having established
strong relationships with clients and partners. His experience and service
speak for themselves.”
