Patrick Bidault joins Dataline as "Business Development Manager Commercial Printing" in France

6 May 2022

Bruges, 06 may 2022 - Patrick Bidault (53), has recently joined the company Dataline in Bruges, Belgium as Business Development Manager Commercial Printing France 

Dataline is well known for its MIS/ERP software MultiPress dedicated to the graphics industry. Dataline develops solutions for commercial printers (offset – digital) and for sign and large format production companies. MultiPress is already established in the sign and large format industry in France with more than 40+ installations at major production sites throughout the country such as DS Impression, ATC and IOC. Patrick will further strengthen the Dataline expansion in France. His focus is on the commercial print market with solutions for digital printing, offset printing  and web-to-print, but also for sign and large format. 

Patrick Bidault is well known in the graphics arts industry since many years. Thanks to his broad network he will also support the Dataline certified partnerships with industry vendors as well as alliances with trade organisations and media in France.

Patrick joins Dataline from CERM, another print MIS provider from Belgium specialized in labels and packaging. Before, Patrick occupied various roles supporting sales and selling software at EFI such as Digital StoreFront, Graphisoft, GamSys, Pace, Technique...

Dirk Deroo, CEO of Dataline states: “I am very happy to welcome Patrick at Dataline! With his expertise we will strengthen our expansion in France. Our research has shown that there are many printmedia companies in France that need a more advanced business software. MultiPress is that answer and Patrick is there to reap that potential.”