21.   Doug Wilkie, managing director of the Aboyne-based Deeside Training Enterprise, acknowledged he was disappointed that the grant would not be renewed.

22.   But Graeme Knox, managing director of Scottish Amicable Investment Managers, said that the deal had not been progressing quickly enough.

23.   Bob Irelan, managing director of Conoco UK, said partnership arrangements were becoming the norm in North Sea projects.

24.   SOUTH AFRICA have withdrawn their bid to stage the next cricket World Cup, said Ali Bacher, managing director of the United Cricket Board of South Africa today.

25.   Organising the event, the second of its kind, with International director was, managing director of Gema Volstatic, suppliers of coatings plant.

26.   Also remaining is Clive Beharrell, managing director of Innovations.

27.   Also, Sean Connolly, managing director at Northern Lights Interactive, Hong Kong, becomes managing director of the renamed Modem Media Hong Kong.

28.   Among the attendees were James Wolfensohn, president of the World Bank, and Michel Camdessus, managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

29.   An external search would be a huge challenge, said Rob Golding, managing director of the Austin office for the recruiting firm Horton International.

30.   And energetic missionaries such as Rudy Smits, managing director of Belgium Mercurius, are finding ways to bring Belgian beer on draft here.