A NEW face is at the helm of Crown Paints’ drive to expand overseas.

Jon Dingoor has been appointed as commercial manager for export and licensing, with the responsibility for developing overseas sales and forging licensing agreements for the company’s key decorative coatings brands which include Crown, Sandtex, Macpherson, Permoglaze and Berger.

Mr Dingoor has worked in sales and marketing roles for 19 years with Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings Limited - Crown’s parent company until 2008.

Crown Paints chief executive Brian Davidson said: “Jon is uniquely qualified for this role and we are delighted to welcome him to the senior management team at Crown Paints.”