Building on its growth strategy, Stockholm-based MWM Group has appointed Björn Nickau as sales and project manager.

He will focus on the software and consultancy company's expansion into continental Europe, especially Germany, as well as into packaging.

Nickau's experience comes from companies including EAE and Wifag-Polytype, where he was involved in automation and workflow systems for newspaper presses, industrial inkjet and packaging.

MWM provides module-based software and consultancy services for printing and publishing, with its systems used by more 150 printing and publishing companies including Fairfax Media, Dagens Nyheter, Sydsvenska Dagbladet, Svenska Dagbladet, El Mundo, Helsingin Sanomat, NTM, Pressgrannar, Dallas Morning News, Columbus Dispatch and Sörmlands Printing. With publishing and printing group Burda (Offenburg) and TSB, it already has well-known customers in the German market.

In addition to its Stockholm headquarters, MWM has offices in Västerås, Malmö (both Sweden) and Pittsburgh (USA).