The Team

The „makers“ behind Prinect User Days:

Martin Klein is CEO of ctrl-s GmbH in Stuttgart, Germany.
ctrl-s specialises in software, services and consulting for the digital transformation of print shops.

ctrl-s supplies classic prepress services such as CtP and repro, develops software for production and media automation, web-to-print portals and provides consulting services.

Frank Karl is the Technical General Manager at Medienhaus Rete® OHG in Freiburg, Germany.

The media company is active as a solution provider in the core business fields of mobile presentation systems, advertising and exhibition stand construction as well as prepress and media services with the focus on CtP.

Volker Havel is a member of the management team at Meinders & Elstermann GmbH & Co. KG, based in Belm near Osnabrück.

A long-established company with a history spanning 140 years, now an expert in offset and digital printing with its own pre-press department, and since 2024 also active in packaging, with a total of four locations.
The company’s core business is offset printing, with a focus on high-quality, large-format products. As a perfect added value, the business areas mailing, packaging as well as logistics and fulfillment were strongly expanded.

Mariusz Lewandowski is Managing Director of NiceProject in Wroclaw, Poland. The software services company was founded in 2017.

NiceProject takes on projects specifically for software used in the printing industry. Mariusz previously worked for a long time as a managing director in printing companies and is therefore an industry expert.

Johann Kappenberger is Prepress Manager at Aumüller Druck GmbH Co. KG in Regensburg.

Modern technology, intelligent processes and dedicated employees are the ingredients for what Aumüller Druck masters like no other print shop: the industrial commercial printing of leaflets, magazines, brochures and catalogues.

Yvonne Thiele is Head of Purchasing at mediaprint solutions GmbH in Paderborn.

mediaprint solutions GmbH stands for innovative, sustainable and flexible print media solutions – from print runs of 1 to large print runs.
With digital networking, smart factory technology and personal service, it implements efficient, resource-saving communication solutions for companies of all sizes.

Thomas Schubert is working with ColorGATE in Hannover, an independent subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd.

ColorGATE verfügt über ein innovatives und modulares Portfolio an Software- und Hardwarelösungen für industrielle Druck- und Dekorationsprozesse entlang der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette. Ein Hauptaugenmerk liegt dabei auf optimaler, konsistenter Farbwiedergabe und maximaler Produktivität.