Aditya Pangikal joins Reproflex3 to expand India and emerging markets business

R3 India is a sister organisation to R3 Middle East and Africa and forms part of the global Reproflex3 Group.

Pangikal brings more than three decades of experience in prepress and print, having held senior leadership roles with multinational premedia and print companies. He has worked closely with global brands including Coca-Cola, Nestle, Unilever, Mondelez and Ferrero Rocher.

In a previous role as operations director, he built and led a large offshore production centre with responsibility for more than 700 staff. He later served as managing director of a global brand development agency in Mauritius, gaining experience in managing teams across diverse, fast-growing markets.

In his new role, Pangikal will lead the expansion of Reproflex3’s prepress and flexo platemaking solutions across labels, flexibles and corrugated packaging. He will focus on strengthening local capability, developing teams and supporting the rollout of the group’s advanced workflows and technology across India and Southeast Asia.

Speaking about his appointment, Pangikal said, “This is an exciting opportunity to bring together people, processes and technology in a very dynamic and competitive market. Reproflex3 is bringing something genuinely new to the Indian flexo sector, and I want to build on that momentum. My goal is to grow the business well beyond India by creating long-term partnerships based on collaboration and transparency.”

Andrew Hewitson, chief executive officer of Reproflex3, added, “The Indian flexographic printing market is evolving rapidly, with investment in CI flexo presses growing year on year, just as we expected. Having the right mix of western and Indian culture within R3 India is critical to the transfer of our advanced prepress technologies, and Aditya is a strong fit for our growth journey.”

R3 India is part of the UK-headquartered Reproflex3 Group, a multinational prepress specialist supplying advanced workflows and high-performance flexographic plates to printers and brand owners worldwide. The company develops packaging mock-ups, manages artwork and supports customers across all major packaging sectors.