MicroFormat (http://www.microformat.co.uk) has appointed Simon Stammers to be its new UK Managing Director, with a remit to extend the company’s footprint further in the British public and private sector markets. MicroFormat, a Dutch domiciled corporation, is now considered the UK's leading provider of specialist document preservation and conversion services to museums, libraries and rare and historical archives. The company also has a growing business in complex document archiving and retrieval services in areas such as medicine, pharmaceuticals, capital markets, insurance, and more.

Simon takes over the reins of the UK business from Dave Chapman, who retires having lead the company’s development in the UK since 1998. Dave was instrumental developing MicroFormat’s UK strategy, establishing the company’s document scanning services, and building partnerships with key technology suppliers in historical preservation, health, as well as central and local government.

Simon comes to lead the company in the UK with a wealth of experience in leadership roles at organisations such as Kodak, Dicom, Anacomp and Formscan. Simon will be developing MicroFormat’s service range and customer base, with a continued focus on an increasing range of applications where complex document archiving, security, management and online access are of paramount importance. Simon has successfully developed businesses across a wide range of sectors, including health and medicine, manufacturing, financial services, government, utilities, retail, historical collections and the public services.

Jaap Baars, MicroFormat CEO, comments, “At the one time we are wishing Dave a very happy retirement, and welcoming Simon who is looking to build on Dave’s considerable achievements. MicroFormat is embarking on a new phase of development in the UK, and Simon’s knowledge of digital imaging technology, leadership, commercial and client management skills are exactly the combination needed to take the company on that journey. Our established and emerging markets can expect to hear a great deal more of our activities in the coming months as we build our base of happy clients on the solid foundations put in place over the last few years.”