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Innovia Films Names New Chief Executive

Date: 4 October 2004

David Beeby, 52, has been appointed Chief Executive of Innovia Films (formerly the films business of the UCB Group).

Previously Vice President of Marketing & International Sales for Alcan Packaging, Mr Beeby has worked in the packaging industry for 28 years.

Mr Beeby, who originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant, has carried out a variety of roles, including Managing Director of a number of packaging companies. He has worked in flexible packaging for 18 years, his most recent role comprised sales and marketing for Alcan Food Packaging Europe, with additional responsibilities for global food customers.

Innovia Films was established on 1st October following the acquisition of the UCB films business by a consortium led by Chairman Dennis Matthewman and Candover Partners Ltd

The company is a leading global producer of speciality Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) and Cellulose films with production sites in the UK, USA, Belgium and Australia.

Mr Beeby says: “I am very excited and honoured to have been invited to join Innovia Films and I’m looking forward to being part of such a strongly focused business. I am delighted to announce that, at the invitation of Dennis Matthewman, Mr William Lowther, the former head of UCB Films, has agreed to take up the role of Deputy Chairman of Innovia Films.”