The MUA Board

Chairman

Ian Paterson

A graduate in Metallurgy, Economics & Management from Oxford University, Ian worked in UK manufacturing industry before moving to the postal world in 1992. 

He then held senior roles with Royal Mail and UK Mail, establishing the first downstream access in 2004. Leaving his role as Strategy & Regulatory Affairs Director in April 2014, Ian has since been an independent consultant on postal issues - in particular regulation, legislation and business development, working with leading postal companies, national posts, Government and regulators. 

Ian is a founding member of the Mail Competition Forum, the PAF Advisory Board and the Working Access Group, and has been part of industry groups on areas such as forecasting, Mailmark, compensation and reviewing the Access Contract, working with major mail users, mail producers and mail operators.

 

Board Directors

David Beirne

David BeirneMarketing Manager Postal Relationships, Quadient

In his role at Quadient (formerly Neopost) David primarily looks after the Quadient/Royal Mail relationship, both on a strategic and day to day basis.  This involves working on multiple projects with both RM and the meter industry and also focusing on understanding Royal Mail products and services so that this knowledge can be shared within the business.  David also works towards enhancing the company's association with Royal Mail, Regulators, Government and other operators in the UK postal market. 

Paul Brough

Paul Brough

Managing Director, Brough Consulting Limited

Paul has over 25 years’ experience in the print, mail and communications sector and is widely acknowledged as a key influencer in the industry. His career began in the heavy engineering sector where he worked in several senior management roles in and around his home town of Chesterfield.  After a successful career at Royal Mail in their transactional mailing business, he carried out various roles at Opus Trust Marketing, ultimately as Chief Executive Officer, until leaving the business in March 2018 to form Brough Consulting. 

He has extensive knowledge and experience of the mailing industry and represents Mail Users’ Association on the PAF Advisory Board, and was previously a longstanding board member of the Royal Mail Strategic Mailing Partnership and the Royal Mail Letters Advisory Board.

Paul is now an Independent consultant and has undertaken a number of advisory and business mentoring roles (including Interim Managing Director of Baker Goodchild), guiding organisations in understanding their strategic goals, sales processes, marketing and growth opportunities.

 

Executive Director

Jeremy Partridge

Jeremy Partridge

Jeremy Partridge is responsible for the day-to-day administration of MUA and is the first port of call for membership enquiries. Formally Head of Post Affairs and Export Strategy at Professional Publishers Association, Jeremy oversees the production of MUA's formal submissions to key stakeholders, and assisted by the Chairman and Board Directors administers MUA's Inland Commmittee and any relevant Sub Groups and delegations that need to be organised.