Heywood Williams appoints new finance director

Heywood Williams has appointed Richard Whiting as its new group finance director. He joined two years ago and played a part in the restructuring and rationalisation of the group.

Meanwhile Heywood Williams Plastics has appointed Paul Neilson as managing director. He was previously with Kingspan, where he was managing director of the pollution control business.

Neilson has taken over from Howard Mattewson, who joined in March 2003 to stabilise the business. His job done, he has left the group.