PaperlinX Names Allen CEO

David Allen, PaperlinX's (Australia) Interim CEO since August 2012, has been appointed full-time CEO of the company. Allen joined PaperlinX in 2004 and previously served as managing director of the Robert Horne Group in the U.K. and subsequently as EVP of PaperlinX with responsibility for the U.K., Ireland, and Canada. His earlier background was in corporate and product strategy, sales and marketing, and GM in a range of sectors, including abrasives, industrial diamonds, and automotive with Saint-Gobain, Unicorn international, and the Rover Group.

PaperlinX's chairman, Michael Barker, noted that "the board has complete confidence that Mr. Allen is the person who can continue this rapid restructuring and return PaperlinX to profitability in the shortest possible time. Since Allen's appointment as the Interim CEO, we have identified and are implementing A$15 million of cost saving initiatives."

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