Colin Ransom is Managing Director of Page Overton. He has worked for blue chip companies in manufacturing industry for over 30 years in the packaging, printing and paper sectors. 

After starting work on the shop floor he progressed through supervision and management roles to become General Manager of a division of a U.K PLC and Managing Director of a top UK packaging business. In 2000 Colin formed M4R Ltd concentrating on Consultancy and Interim management in the printing, paper and packaging industries. In 2002 M4R acquired Page Overton.

Mark Thompson has worked at senior level in the paper and packaging industries for over twenty years in the UK and Africa.  Most recently he was managing one of the largest tissue operations in the UK.

He now works closely with Colin Ransom as an Associate Consultant.

Mike Walmsley has worked in the paper, pulp, packaging and printing industries for all of his career.  He spent nearly twenty years in South Africa, managing paper mills, and as a board member of public companies.  He has also been a main board member of listed PLCs in the UK.  

In addition to non-executive directorships he now works with Page Overton as an Associate Partner

Our team includes a select number of Associate Researchers, Interviewers and Consultants; These key individuals have either worked in our industry or understand the culture of our industry. We are also members of B.P.I.F., I.O.P. and P.I.T.A.