 | Jan Bernander
Executive Chairman
Jan Bernander (66) was appointed to the Board in October 2002. He is a solicitor by profession having gained valuable corporate experience with multi national Swedish industrial groups before embarking on an entrepreneurial career as Chairman of Slip Naxos AB. He is currently Chairman of Björnekulla Fruktindustrier AB and Ny Miljö AB in Sweden. He is based in Singapore. |
 | Stephen Mason
Non-Executive Director
Stephen Mason (63) was appointed to the Board in October 2004. He joined the merchanting sector of the paper industry in 1969 and until recently held the position of Chairman of the UK’s largest merchanting group, Paperlinx, with annual sales of over one million tonnes. In addition to general management his experience has involved him in acquisitions and mergers, whilst his sales and marketing background also adds to the balance of skills within the Board. |
 | Alan Walker
Chief Executive
Alan Walker (59) was appointed to the Board in October 2002. He qualified with KPMG Glasgow as a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland in 1974 and following a period of years with Price Waterhouse in Paris has been engaged in industry and commerce for over 20 years, specialising in corporate mergers and acquisitions on behalf of AB Wilh Becker of Sweden and other Swedish multinationals in the UK, continental Europe and North America where he also attended The Harvard Business School. He is an executive director of SWP Group plc and holds a number of non-executive directorships in medium sized industrial and commercial businesses. |
 | Gordon Thomson
Finance Director
Gordon Thomson (61) was appointed to the Board in December 2002. He is experienced in business turnarounds and in managing companies through periods of rapid growth or intense change. He was formerly Group Finance Director of Castle View International Holdings Limited, a major support services company and prior to this operated at board level in a number of manufacturing companies, both public and private. He is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland where previously he also held a four year tenure as Deputy Chief Executive. |