John Shevill retires from Forestal Mimosa Limited
John Shevill has retired as general manager of the UK-based leather tanning extracts distributor, Forestal Mimosa Limited.
Mr Shevill joined the firm in 1982 as manager of the Mimosa sales office. At this time, the corporation was marketed with another company under the name Forestal International Limited.
When the two companies separated in 1988, he became manager of Forestal Mimosa working closely with extract manufacturers in
In 1990, the firm relocated to its present
Mr Shevill said: “I will be doing some work for the Mimosa industry in the future so I will have a soft landing into retirement.”
Mr Shevill is succeeded by Mr Nigel Payne who previously worked as managing director for Wattle Company,