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NEVILLE K SAWYER AMNeville Sawyer is a graduate of Newcastle Technical College in electrical engineering and holds post graduate qualifications from the University of New England and the University of Ballarat. Neville established his own electrical engineering sales and distribution business in Newcastle in 1968 and over the following 38 years the company, Ampcontrol Pty Ltd, grew to encompass electrical and electronic control/power design and manufacturing, plus service-repair and overhaul of products and equipment for the mining, minerals processing/refining, manufacturing, power generation and distribution and heavy industries as well as oil, gas and petrochemical sectors. Today Ampcontrol exports its products around the world with China now being the largest market off shore. It employs more than 480 staff and turnover now exceeds A$100m. Neville "retired" at the end of 2005 and is now a Director & Chairman of innovation SME companies and Industry related bodies, plus Hunter Region community/business/education-training initiatives. Neville is a Past President and Life Governor of the NSW Business Chamber. He was President of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2003-05 and a Director of the Australian Made Campaign. He is a member of Engineers Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Institute of Management. |