He was previously the association鈥檚 financial controller and more recently acting general manager.
Chairman Eddie Strong said that the 25-year-old had 鈥渁lready proved himself as an ambitious young man who has the talent and business experience to fulfil this post鈥�, adding 鈥渉e is undoubtedly the right person to lead the association into this exciting new era鈥�.
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Mr Strong, said: 鈥淯KATA is a growing organisation; we now have over 160 members with more applications pending. UKATA is entering a new period of development and we felt that the time was right to appoint a General Manager to oversee our expanding operations. Craig has already proved himself as an ambitious young man who has the talent and business experience to fulfil this post; he is undoubtedly the right person to lead the Association into this exciting new era.鈥�
Mr Strong added: 鈥淐raig鈥檚 promotion is a real statement for UKATA. He has some brilliant ideas and better still he is proving himself to be a man of action. His youth, energy and high standards have already made a big impact and the board of directors have every confidence that he will lead UKATA to a very bright future. With Craig at the helm, UKATA will continue to grow and provide outstanding training to more contractors, ultimately protecting more people from the dangers of asbestos.鈥�