Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2001
PAUL MUNN is the Chief Executive of Dawson International Plc. He joined
Dawson International in 1996 as Corporate Development Manager. He was
appointed Finance Director in 1997 and promoted to Chief Executive in
January 2000. He joined the company from BUPA where he was assistant
director, finance of BUPA Health Services. Prior to that appointment he
was Business Development Manager, Finance at BUPA International. His
early career was spent with Mars Confectionery as a commercial
accountant before he joined Price Waterhouse as a Management Consultant.
He was educated at Kirkintilloch High School and holds a Bachelor of Law
degree from the University of Glasgow. He is a member of the Chartered
Institute of Management Accountants Profile
TWST: I'll start with a quick corporate overview of DawsonInternational. What is its core business please?
Mr. Munn: The core business is cashmere. Dawson's history over a period
of over 130