Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2001

Paul Munn – Dawson International Plc (dwsn.l)

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 Dawson

International. What is its core business please?

Mr. Munn: The core business is cashmere. Dawson's history over a period

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