Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> December 13, 2004

PETER GARDINER – ZINDART LTD (ZNDT)

PETER A.J. GARDINER joined the Board of Zindart Limited in January 2000. He was appointed Chairman of the Board in September of that year. Before accepting the position at Zindart, Mr. Gardiner spent more than 30 years in senior executive positions with multinational companies, focusing specifically on growth strategies. Mr. Gardiner was Chairman and CEO of Veriflo, a major supplier to the semiconductor industry, and President and CEO of Dalgety, Inc., the US arm of United Kingdom multinational giant Dalgety Plc. Earlier, Mr. Gardiner was Managing Director and CEO of Associated British Maltsters, another Dalgety division. During his tenure, the company was awarded the Queens Award for Export Achievement. Mr. Gardiner is a past President of the British American Chamber of Commerce. He also served as a US delegate to the Trans Atlantic Business Dialogue, which employs American and European business leaders to jointly develop policies designed to improve transatlantic and global trade. Mr. Gardiner holds a BSC degree in Chemistry from Hariot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Profile
TWST: Can you start with an update on the company? What should investors

focus on at this point?

Mr. Gardiner: For financial details, investors may want to refer to our

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