The MUA Board

MUA Chair

Paul Brough

Managing Director, Brough Consulting Limited

Paul has had a distinguished career as a former CEO and Managing Director in the print, mailing and digital services sectors, earning recognition as a highly influential leader in the industry.

He began his professional journey in the heavy engineering sector, where he held several senior management positions. Following a successful tenure at Royal Mail in their transactional mailing business, Paul rose to the role of CEO at a large print and mail producer. He led the company until March 2018, when he left to establish Brough Consulting.

Currently, Paul provides strategic guidance through Non-Executive Director roles, advisory positions and mentoring. His expertise in business transformation covers a range of key areas, including strategic planning, sales leadership, investment projects, profitability growth and acquisition programmes.

With extensive knowledge of the mailing industry, Paul has been a director of the Mail Users' Association (MUA) since 2014 and acts as our representative on the PAF Advisory Board and the Graphics and Print Media Alliance. He has also served as a longstanding board member of both the Royal Mail Strategic Mailing Partnership and the Royal Mail Letters Advisory Board.

Board Directors

David Beirne

Head of Postal Relations, 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.

Ian Paterson

Mail Industry Consultant

Following a career in UK manufacturing industry, Ian moved to the postal world in 1992.

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

Ian joined MUA as Chairman in 2014 and although stepping down from that role at the end of March 2025, he continues to be an MUA Director.

Ian is also 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, service performance compensation and reviewing the Access Contract, working with major mail users, mail producers and mail operators.

Executive Director

Jeremy Partridge

Jeremy Partridge is responsible for the day-to-day administration of MUA and is the first port of call for membership enquiries. Formerly 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 Chair and Board Directors administers MUA's Inland Commmittee and any relevant Sub Groups and delegations that need to be organised.