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The Campbell Period (1986–1987) business and a greater interest ‘in our widespread activities’� It was then time to ‘improve and expand the technical development resources�’ Don Campbell retired at the end of 1986� Don’s position of Financial Manager was taken over by Richard (‘Scotch’) Duncan-Anderson, who was hired as Financial Director, while Jack Ardé was hired as Company Secretary� Scotch was educated in Zimbabwe, where he trained as an accountant before working as an audit manager in Europe for nine years� Returning to South Africa, he spent six years in charge of an audit group at Anglo American Corporation before joining Saiccor on 1 October 1986� He was a keen and competitive sportsman� He had a strong desire to expand the role of the finance department� Scotch clashed with Hector Mackenzie (Managing Director from 1987) and left Saiccor in April 1989� Jacques (Jack) Ardé was born in Umzinto and is a Natalian through and through� He worked as a financial controller for Sterling Drug and SA Warehousing, and then as Company Secretary for Carnation before joining Saiccor in September 1986� Affable and easy going, with an interest in art and travel, Jack remained Company Secretary until he retired in April 1993� John Hinck, an American chemist, was hired by Campbell as Product Development Manager on 1 December 1986� John had worked in research, production, and sales first at Rayonier and then at Western Pulp, where he had dealings with Campbell when Campbell was buying pulp for Courtaulds Acetate� On 1 April 1987 he was appointed to the newly defined role of Technical Manager� His brief from Campbell was to develop new grades of pulp to provide a wider market for Saiccor’s output� John, a music lover and science enthusiast, also clashed with Hector Mackenzie and he left in October 1988� Trevor Larkan joined Saiccor on 1 January 1986 to head up a new treasury operation� Trevor was an accountant educated at Natal University, from where he also had an Honours degree in Financial Management� He worked for six years at Unicorn Lines and Jet International Travel before joining Saiccor� He was appointed Financial Controller and a member of the Management Committee from 1 April 1987, then Financial Manager in May 1989� Trevor was appointed to the Saiccor Board on 1 January 1992 and at the end of 1992 was appointed Financial Director of Sappi South Africa� He then transferred to the United States, ultimately becoming Financial Director of Sappi Fine Papers� He left Sappi quite suddenly in October 2001� Trevor was a fine accountant with a sound understanding of how a business functioned� In the middle of 1986 John Earnshaw announced that he would be leaving Saiccor at the end of 1986 (although he officially retired on 121 Jacques ‘Jack’ Ardré John Hinck Trevor Larkan
The First Fifty Years 1 March 1987)� Although Mike Howlett was the ‘heir apparent’, Norman Boulter and I felt line management was not Mike’s forté (Mike agreed), and we recruited Chris Williamson as the new Chief Engineer on 1 December 1986� Chris graduated as a mechanical engineer from Kings College, University of Durham� He came to South Africa in 1976 to work for Sasol, then joined Sentrachem before joining Saiccor� Unfortunately, he found he preferred project work and in July 1996 he relinquished his role as Chief Engineer to work on the SAP project� Chris left Saiccor in March 1999 to pursue his career in project management� By the end of 1986 the Management Committee had been transformed and expanded to include the following: Gordon Campbell (Managing Director) Norman Boulter (Works Director) Sinclair Stone (Technical Manager) Scotch Duncan-Anderson (Financial Director) Bryan Thomas (R & D Manager) John Hinck (Product Development Manager) Chris Williamson (Chief Engineer) Andrew Carr (Commercial Manager) Dave Hillcoat (Financial Controller) Andy Porter (Personnel Manager) Jack Ardé (Company Secretary) The magnesium plant operated steadily in 1986, enabling annual production to rise to a record level of 1 161 t/d� The newly developed Kamyr MC pumps that had been installed in No 2 bleaching allowed its throughput to be increased, thereby increasing factory production to 1 200 t/d by April 1986� The MC pump was probably the most significant development in the pulp and paper industry in the 1980s� Sales increased to 1 134 t/d and profits to R94 million� External sales made up 51 per cent of total sales� Quality also improved� A consistent blend of magnesium pulp reduced calcium levels, while silicas and resins also decreased� SHEET PULP 122 Chris Williamson Si ppm CaO ppm Ash ppm Resin % Spots /m 2 1984 86 269 705 0.15 738 1985 84 189 667 0.15 840 1986 71 106 638 0.12 713 Clive Murphy was hired in 1985 as Marketing Manager – New Products, to initiate the sales of lignosulphonate� The only product
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