Dev Nair is president of AIFMP

Dev Nair, a veteran printer from Kohinoor Printers and a managing committee member plus past president of the Bombay Master Printers Association has been appointed as president of the All India Federation of the Master Printers (2014-15).

24 Sep 2014 | By Samir Lukka

Nair will take over the top post from AMSG Ashokan of Sivakasi.

Nair who will have the support of Anand Limaye of India Printing Works as the Hon General Secretary of AIFMP. The duo have been instrumental in ensuring Pamex, an exhibition for printing and allied machinery, will return to Mumbai. The show will be held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai, from 9 to 12 December, 2015.

The industry response to the "Dev-Anand partnership" has been positive. A top Mumbai printer said, “Two of Mumbai’s premier print associations, The Bombay Master Printer’s Association and the Mumbai Mudrak Sangh have decided to work together. It's a win-win situation for both the associations, as well as the numerous printers, who are well wishers of both the associations.”

New Delhi-based AIFMP, which represents 59 affiliate associations across India and aims to be India’s pre-eminent organisation in developing cooperation among national, regional and global print specialists.