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Personnel  

Executive Directors

Paul cooper

Paul Cooper

Paul Cooper became Chief Executive on 1st January 2007 when Ray Mackie stepped down from the role in order to take part in the acquisition of Bellword S.A.R.L, a subsidiary of Universe.  Previously he was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Universe on 8th September 2006 and has been working closely with Ray Mackie and the rest of the Universe executive management team on a long term strategy.  Paul is also a Director of EMDigital Limited, a linear motor design and manufacturing business.  Paul has held a number of Managing Director and Finance Director roles during his extensive career, including the role of Group Managing Director at Blazepoint Group Plc from June 2000 to March 2003.

Robert Smeeton

Robert Smeeton

Robert Smeeton joined Universe earlier this year as the finance director of HTEC LTD, the companies principal operating subsidiary. Robert, who qualified as a chartered accountant whilst at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, was previously at OpSec Security Group PLC, an AIM quoted company, latterly as its European Finance Director.