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Directors
As at 11th August 2008 the Board comprises 5 Directors:
Martin
Frost (aged 57), Non Executive chairman
Martin Frost joined the Board of Sweet China on 3 August
2005 as the Executive Deputy Chairman. He has extensive experience of
global consumer businesses gained with the Unilever Group, PepsiCo, Inc.
and The Seagram Company Ltd. At Seagram, which was acquired by Vivendi
Universal S.A. in 2000, Martin Frost was President and Chief Executive
Officer of Seagram Europe, Middle East and Africa. During his career,
he has been involved with global brand marketing, in business turnarounds
and in fostering and pursuing the growth objectives of those companies
with which he has been associated. Martin Frost is currently chairman
of GX-Laboratories Limited and Chairman of Lil-Lets UK Limited.
David
Zulman (aged 47), Chief Executive
David Zulman is currently the executive chairman of
Ashbury Chocolates Limited, a manufacturer of mass market and premium
chocolates and toffees, for branded and private label customers. David
founded Ashbury Confectionery Limited in 1988, establishing it as a supplier
to the main-stream UK chocolate market, as well as the private label
and contract manufacture chocolate market, leaving the company in 1997.
From 1997 to 1999 he was managing director of South Africa’s largest
confectionery company, Beacon Sweets & Chocolates (Pty) Ltd. In April
2000 David founded the South African import company, Galleway Foods (Pty)
Ltd., where he is on the board as a non-executive director. Galleway
Foods (Pty) Ltd. imports major branded confectionery and snacks from
around the world, for sale in Southern African markets. He was also previously
a non-executive director of BestSweet Inc, a USA hard candy and nutraceuticals
manufacturing, confectionery company. David returned to Ashbury Confectionery
Limited in 2003, which in 2006 had turnover in excess of £23 million.
At the end of 2007 Ashbury Confectionery experienced financial problems
and was restructured to form Ashbury Chocolates Limited with David’s
assistance.
Christopher
Cleverly (aged 40), Non Executive Director
Christopher Cleverly is the founding chairman of Event
Data Correlation Limited which, since the company was incorporated in
July 2003, has specialised in technology solutions for the gaming industry.
This company was sold in June 2005 to Global Gaming Technologies plc,
an AIM listed company of which Christopher was a non-executive director.
Between 1991 and 2001 Christopher was a practising barrister. In 1996
he founded Trafalgar Chambers and was described by The Sunday Times as
the youngest head of chambers in the last century. In 2002 Christopher
invented, developed and marketed the high energy guarana ‘Goco’ chocolate
bar. Prior to founding Sweet China, Christopher was a consultant for
EBUK.
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