Pantone and X-Rite

X-Rite Incorporated, a global leader in color science and technology, and Pantone LLC, have announced that Ondrej Kruk has been appointed president. A proven Danaher executive, Kruk brings a combination of commercial and operational experience to Pantone and X-Rite. He will lead the continued expansion of Pantone and X-Rite’s product and solution portfolio beyond color to material appearance. Danaher is the parent company, which acquired X-Rite in 2012.

For the last three years, Kruk has been the general manager of Alltec, a Danaher business offering laser marking and engraving technology under the Alltec and FOBA brands. At Alltec, Kruk defined and executed on a multi-industry growth strategy. He has also held numerous management roles at Videojet, a global leader in coding, marking and variable data printing solutions. He was instrumental in growing Videojet’s secondary packaging and product decoration businesses into mature global ventures.