Zünd America, Inc. (Franklin, WI) has appointed John Cote as national sales manager and channel manager for the U.S. and Canada. John has nearly 40 years of experience in the printing and graphics industries, including 14 years with Fuji Film Graphic Systems Div., where he was a sales rep in the wide- format-graphics market segment and a regional sales manager. He also worked as a sales rep for HP/Scitex and as VP of sales for a large graphics-production company in Indianapolis, IN. John will be responsible for managing the Zünd America sales team and distribution channels. His key focus will be driving both direct and channel sales within the graphics market and exploiting new opportunities in non-graphics industrial segments such as leather, composite, and gasket.