After more than 21 years working for NBS (and well over 30 years working in the plastic card industry) I retired and moved to Buxton in the Peak District to be closer to our children and grandchildren. Voluntary roles since retiring include:Director, Vision Buxton www.visionbuxton.co.ukChairman, Finance Committee, Buxton Team Parish (Charity) https://buxtonparish.org.uk/Former treasurer, Buxton Markets (Community Interest Company) www.buxtonmarkets.co.uk Trustee of the Friends of the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival (Charity)Treasurer and trustee of the Buxton Festival Foundation (Charity) www.buxtonfestival.co.ukFormer treasurer of Buxton Town Team (Community Interest Company). www.buxtontownteam.orgFormer chairman of Project Genesius, the voluntary partnership set up by the Metropolitan Police to share information and make it more difficult for criminals to obtain the hardware and consumables needed to manufacture false identities.

NBS manufactures and supplies a complete range of plastic card solutions and hardware.2006 - 2012: General Manager (UK)2004 - 2006: Director of Product Management (USA & UK)2001 - 2004: International Sales Director1998 - 2001: Marketing Director1993 - 1998: Business Development Manager (imaging systems)1991 - 1993: Banking Services Manager (card manufacturing)

Product development projects. Clients included Photo-Me International (ID Cards), Affinity Group Marketing International (added value credit cards), GE Capital (store cards), Oracle.

Projects included third party credit card aquisition, UK launch of Avis Rapid Return.

Project manager of one of the UK's first smart card projects (1982), launch of new travellers cheque currencies, new cheque delivery systems.