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Dermot SynnottPUBLISHER
Dermot Synnott
EDITOR
Karl
Doyle
COMMERCIAL
MANAGER
Mark Behan
CONTRIBUTORS
Andrew Marshall
MARKETING MANAGER
Paul MarshallKathy Synnott
Ronald Montesano
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
ACCOUNTANT
Darren Maguire
Darren Maguire
MARKETING
MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL
REPRESENTATIVES
Kathy Synnott
Albert Ferrer (Spain)
Ronald Montesano (USA)
Peter Barnes (UK)
INTERNATIONAL
Gene
Oberto (Sweden)
OFFICES/AMBASSADORS
Gianni Attanasio (Italy)
• Albert Ferrer
David(Spain)
Cooney (China)
Maarten
Hageman
(Netherlands)
• Ronald Montesano
(USA)
Benjamin Oosterveer (Morocco)
• Peter Barnes
(UK) (Ireland)
Kevin Markham
Declan
Crowe
(Malaysia)
• Gene Oberto (Sweden)
Wayne Morden (Canada)
• Gianni Attanasio
(Italy)
Lee Owen
(Australia)
Pall
Sveinsson
• David Cooney (China)(Iceland)
Dewi Merckx (Belgium)
• Maarten Hageman
(Netherlands)
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Oitavios, Portugal
(Tunisia & Morocco)
• Kevin Markham (Ireland)
• Declan Crowe
(Malaysia & Indonesia)
• Jordan Fletcher (Canada)
• Lee Owen (Australia)
• Pall Sveinsson (Iceland)
• Wayne Morden (Canada)
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