Bill Mayne, Paul Ragan and Matt Burge
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The Team

Bill Mayne

Thank you to Veritair

the-team-billBill has over twenty year’s business experience gained whilst working for some of the UK’s best known brands including British Telecom, Lloyds TSB and United Newspapers.  During this time he specialised in Marketing, Business Development and NPD both at General Manager and Director Level.

Before forming the MSS Group in 2005 Bill was Sales & Marketing Director of The Principality Building Society in charge of the Branch Network, Strategy and Insurance. During his time at the Principality he doubled the market share and delivered record profits as Managing Director of Peter Alan Ltd.

The MSS Group has grown rapidly in the past 4 years and was the second fastest growing company in the Wales Fast Growth 50 for 2008. The company operates an innovative approach to service delivery and has won long term contracts from a number of International Blue-Chip companies including Dow Corning, South Hook LNG, Continental Teves and Rockwool. The Company is in the Knowledge Bank for Wales representing the businesses in Wales determined to have the greatest potential for growth.

Bill in a member of the CBI Council for Wales, Board Member Asset Skills Cymru, Member Forum for the Built Environment, CBI/Welsh Local Government Association Steering Group and Vice-President Cardiff Business Club.

Paul Ragan

the-team-paulPaul, former Chief Executive of South Wales insurance broker Protectagroup, now heading his own investment fund is currently involved in a wide variety of businesses across differing industries at alternative levels of involvement, ranging from Non Executive roles to equity shareholder.

Building his experience and knowledge through Protectagroup, Paul initiated the company’s medium to long term goals, creating and enforcing company policies and strategies that took the business from strength to strength resulting in a successful company buy out.  Paul’s dynamic leadership resulted in annual sales increasing year on year, matched with continued profitable growth.

Proven to be an effective communicator across a number of industries and the business community of South Wales, Paul employs well developed networking skills to attract new contacts and to expand on new and existing business opportunities.

Paul strives to maintain his advanced knowledge of the business community and new business developments by participating and speaking for professional groups when requested.