Paul Forman

4imprint provides promotional items to businesses and organizations of all sizes in the US, UK, Canada and Ireland.

Joined the board as Chairman designate, and took over as Chairman from October 2023. Topps Tiles is Britain's biggest tile specialist group with over 300 stores nationwide. Topps Tiles became a public limited company (PLC) in 1997.

Formerly FSI, Natara is a leading independent global manufacturer of natural extracts and aroma-chemicals for the flavour and fragrance industry.

A leading UK supplier, manufacturer, installer and service provider of transformers, ranging from 11KV to 400KV. Based in Leeds it serves the electricity distribution companies and high intensity industrial users of electricity such as data centres and heavy industrial sites. It is jointly owned by management and Connection Capital.

Tate & Lyle is a global provider of food and beverage ingredients and solutions. Tate & Lyle is now focused on specialty ingredients-sweeteners, starches, and soluble fibre. It has 2,700 employees and operates in over 140 countries. Member of the Audit and Nominations Committee.

A £1bn global industrial group, with three autonomous divisions operating from 70 factories and warehouses in all continents – low cost high service components, medical/beauty secondary packaging and specialist cigarette filters. Two divisions have been sold in 2022 leaving a higher margin, higher growth Components business. Key Achievements: • Clear growth/recovery strategies developed and implemented in 2017/18 • Transformation from nine disparate businesses to three global divisions. 2019 alone saw four disposals, three acquisitions and a JV formed in China • Steep financial decline in 2017 reversed to record profitability of current portfolio in 2021, despite COVID • Announced a strategic review in October 2021 and have since outperformed the FTSE250 by 35%. • Announced disposal of Packaging Division for £312m in 2022 - 20X2021 EBIT and 12.4XLTM EBITDA • Announced disposal of Filters Division for £262m in 2022 reversing a share price decline increasing the share price by 15%. 9.3X2021 EBIT and 8.2XLTM EBIT / 5.6X LTM EBITDA. £150m special dividend announced and debt free balance sheet to fund growth.

Formerly Coats Viyella plc, Coats Group plc (www.coats.com) is a quoted company with a listing on the London Stock Exchange. Coats is the dominant worldwide supplier of thread to a variety of end markets, a leading global supplier of textile crafts products (yarns, fabrics and threads) and the number two in the supply of zippers to the apparel and footwear industry globally. Over 20,000 employees, 70+ factories, 100+ warehouses and sells into over 100 countries. Sales exceed $1.7bn and EBITDA is close to $200m. In the three years as a PLC following IPO (FYs 2014 to 2016): • Sales grew organically by 5% p.a. • Cash flow of £230m was generated • Return on global capital grew by 10% to 35% • EPS grew by 100% Took the company public and established FTSE 250 governance environment from a starting point of being a private subsidiary with little governance.

Brammer Group was a FTSE 250 component and MRO pan-European distribution group.

Low & Bonar is a global performance materials group focused on the industrial technical textile industry. Operating from 16 manufacturing sites across the world with 3,000 employees, it sells into 50 countries. Market capitalisation at the time was £250m versus an initial £25m, net assets were £150m, 2010 sales were c. £350m and PBT was £20m.