Craig Smyth, Managing Director

Craig was appointed to the Board in March 2007. He was a founder executive of the Aviation division and has worked for Menzies Aviation for 15 years. In 2003, he moved from being the chief finance officer into the operational & commercial role as Vice President, Americas and was appointed the Managing Director of Menzies Aviation in February 2004. He is a chartered accountant.

Paul Dollman, Group Finance Director

Paul was appointed as Group Finance Director in 2002. He is also a non-executive director of Scottish Amicable Life Association Society. A chartered accountant, he was previously Finance Director for William Grant & Sons Ltd and has also held senior financial positions with Inveresk PLC, Maddox Group plc and Clydesdale Retail Group.

Mervyn Waker, EVP Operations

Mervyn is responsible for the service delivery of the Menzies Aviation operational network. His career spans nearly 30 years in aviation having also worked for Aer Lingus and Servisair.

Stephen Koller, EVP IT

Stephen is responsible for all information technology systems used in the business, from office PCs to real-time critical systems used by airlines, customs and Menzies-owned companies. His decade in the international aviation industry began with Ogden Aviation.

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Ellis Watson, Managing Director

Ellis was appointed to the Board in March 2007 and has been Managing Director of Menzies Distribution since September 2005. Prior to this he was Managing Director of National Newspapers at Trinity Mirror plc and of Celador International. His media career began with 9 years at News International, where latterly he was marketing director. He was also previously chairman of the Newspaper Publishers Association, the trade body for daily national newspapers.

Paul Dollman, Group Finance Director

Paul was appointed as Group Finance Director in 2002. He is also a non-executive director of Scottish Amicable Life Association Society. A chartered accountant, he was previously Finance Director for William Grant & Sons Ltd and has also held senior financial positions with Inveresk PLC, Maddox Group plc and Clydesdale Retail Group.

Tom Boyle, Operations Director

Tom has board responsibility for Menzies Distribution's operational performance. In addition, he leads the Newspaper, Business Development, Property, Health & Safety and Facilities teams. Tom started his career with the company in 1974 and was appointed to the board in 1996.

David McIntosh, Commercial & Marketing Director

David is responsible for commercial contractual arrangements, key retail relationships, magazine publishers, regulatory/OFT matters and business information provision. David joined John Menzies in 1989 and became Finance Director of Menzies Distribution in 1999.

David Speirs, IT Director

David joined Menzies Distribution in May 2006 as IT director. Previously executive director for IT and production with The Scotsman, David has also worked for a variety of major multi-national organisations.

David Morton, Strategic Development Director

David joined John Menzies in 1992 and is responsible for innovation, implementation and evolution of logistics technologies and process, and other developments of strategic added value to the business, clients and customers. He is also involved in various distribution sector initiatives.

George Kirkwood, Finance Director

George qualified as a chartered acountant with KPMG before joining the finance department of John Menzies in 1983. He held a number of positions within Menzies Distribution before being appointed finance director in 2003.