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The International Wire and MachineryAssociation’s
executive board has been strengthened following
the appointment of three new members at its AGM
in February.
Don Neville, managing director of RichardsApex
Europe Ltd; Glyn Dawson, managing director of
Whitelegg Machines Ltd; and Martin van der Zwan,
co-owner of Cable Tapes UK Ltd, were all appointed
at a meeting prior to the “Meet the Industry”
luncheon at The Mere Resort, near Manchester,
UK, on 12
th
February.
Prior to his current position Mr Neville worked
extensively in the wire and cable machinery sector
throughout the Far East and North America,
commencing in 1990 with Nokia-Maillefer followed
by positions at both SAMP Sistemi and Niehoff
Endex North America.
With a strong background in international market
development he is looking forward to supporting
the IWMA in all its existing and emerging programs,
designed to further the interests and opportunities
of the membership at home and abroad.
Mr Dawson has been involved with the wire industry
since his early years, and joined Whitelegg in 1992
after travellingwidely andworking at theEmil Jaeger
Maschinenfabrik in Germany. Although having had
no technical training, Glyn’s keen mind allowed him
to master the ranges of CNC controlled machines
and he commissioned these all over the world.
He looks forward to more involvement with the
IWMA and working with the executive board for
years to come.
Martin van der Zwan began working in the cable
industry in 1977 at the BICC Wrexham factory.
He served his time there working originally within
the factory and then moved to work study and
then material control. He retired from Pirelli (now
Prysmian) in 2008 and set up his own company
called Cable Tapes UK Ltd with Paul Haines, his
business partner, and to date been very successful.
He is a great supporter of the association’s
educational trust and believes it should strive to
encourage young talent to come into the industry,
ensuring it stays at the forefront of technology.
He now feels that his knowledge and experience
of the cable industry could be used to support
other companies within this area with advice and
assistance where required.
INDEXThree appointments to IWMA
Executive Board
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