FIA^UK Board

The 2025 FIA^UK Board of Directors

Stephen Mulcahy

Chairman of the Board

CEO at Contact Group

Rick Hulme

Vice Chairman of the Board

Business Director Liquid Inks, Specialities and Publications, Sun Chemical Ltd

Debbie Waldron Hoines

Consultant CEO

OwnerManaging Director, Avant-Tout Management Services

Matthew Bates

Director

General Manager at Zeller and Gmelin UK Ltd

Olga Munroe

Director

Head of the Retail Institute & Programme Director Help to Grow Management

Mark Faulkner

General Manager

Mark Hawkins

Director

General Manager Smurfit Westrock Markham Vale

Ben Roberts

Marketing Director

Roberts Mart & Co Ltd

FIA^UK Shadow Board

James Elliott-Dickens

Siegwerk

Grace Stenson

Vice Chair

Smurfit Kappa

Sam Niebel

Absolute

Donall Burns

Chair

Sun Chemical

Leah Lawrence

Smurfit Westrock Pre-Print

Ashley Biggs

Plasfilms

Charlotte Burns

Saica Pack

Current Board Programme

The FIA^UK board recently undertook a review of its strategic plans for 2023 and beyond. More information on this can be found HERE.

FIA^UK Industry Event

FIAUK Industry Event, Thursday March 26th – Hilton Double Tree Leeds

FIA^UK Awards Dinner 2026 11^th June 2026

FIAUK Awards Dinner 2026, 11th June 2026

FIA^UK AGM, Thursday November 26^th

FIAUK AGM, Thursday November 26th – Rudding Park, Harrogate

FIA^UK Diamond Partner’s Dinner – November 26^th Rudding Park, Harrogate

FIAUK Diamond Partner’s Dinner, November 26th – Rudding Park, Harrogate

Role of the Board!

The FIAUK Board consists of a CEO, Chair, Vice Chair and Directors, all from member companies within the Flexo industry. To understand more on the role of the board, read out helpful guide below.

Suggest a Topic!

Should you want the Board to debate a topic or address a key issue for your business or the industry, please email admin@FIAuk.co.uk to ensure your question is addressed.

Join the FIA^UK Board

Currently the board incorporates volunteers from across the flexographic supply chain. Board members are appointed on an annual basis and are expected to contribute to one of the Association initiatives as well as regularly attend board meetings.

To volunteer, please email admin@fiauk.co.uk where your interest will be registered and then brought forward to vote at the Annual General Meeting as places become available.