Proudly Portals

Andrew Nash

Managing Director

Having completed a BSc Honours degree in Chemical Engineering, Andrew has now accrued more than 38 years within the papermaking industry. His formative experience was gained working for ArjoWiggins and Inveresk at various sites, both home and abroad, before moving to Portals as Operations Manager in 2005. Andrew was appointed Managing Director of the Portals Security Paper division in 2019 and is now MD for the Portals business. A papermaker at heart, Andrew takes great pride not only in the innovative high quality security products the site produces, but also the global customer base and longstanding client relationships it serves.

Rebecca Lewis

Operations Director

Beginning her career with Portals in 2003, Rebecca now has over 20 years of experience in the paper industry. Starting out as a Scientific Officer, she soon progressed to the role of Process Chemist while also completing her Open University degree in Molecular Science. Rebecca continued to progress through the business, leading the Quality and Technical functions in the Portals currency division at Overton Paper Mill before making the move to Bathford as Operations Director in 2022. In this latest role, Rebecca is responsible for all aspects of a smooth running the site from manufacturing to supply chain, engineering to human resources. Rebecca is thrilled to be part of the new management team at Portals and to help lead the refocussed business towards a new and exciting future.

Harriet Plumb

Sales Director

A qualified lawyer, Harriet initially worked within the private client legal field before moving into the Identity and Security Documents industry almost 10 years ago. Harriet has worked tirelessly building strong customer relationships and developing a keen expertise in understanding the threats, movements and requirements of the sector, to create bespoke solutions that always stay one step ahead of the fraudsters. In her current role as Sales Director, Harriet works alongside an exceptional team of sales and commercially minded individuals, focussed on the development and growth of the Portals’ security paper portfolio including its global passport, certificate and high-security document offering. Incredibly passionate about the sector and industry, Harriet, unashamedly, has both a personal and professional love of paper.

Nick Potter

Technical Director

Nick first joined Portals when he was just 18 years old and is still as committed to the business today, as he was then. The variety of roles Nick has held at the mill has seen him working in almost every manufacturing department, building his knowledge and skills to develop the highest levels of paper making expertise. His experience includes the introduction of new products and specialist knowledge of technical and physical properties. In addition Nick also leads a world class creative design team. As Technical Director and a key member of the Portals Leadership Team, Nick continues to work extremely closely with both customers and colleagues to engineer premium quality watermarks alongside the very specific physical properties required for high security identity documents.

Ross Holliday

Advisor and Director

Ross holds an advisory role at Portals and is a Director of Portals International (the parent company of Portals Paper). He brings his extensive commercial experience and knowledge of the security paper business to the team. Ross, previously CEO of Portals, initiated and led the management buyout and subsequent carve out from De La Rue in 2018 re-establishing the Portals name. Prior to Portals, Ross held a number of senior operational positions during his 9 years at De La Rue. Ross’s global paper making career included roles with ArjoWiggins, UPM, Caraustar and SAPPI. Ross has a doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester.

Robert Yeatman

Finance Business Partner

Robert joined the Portals team back in 1994 as a trainee accountant, gaining his ACCA qualification from the University of Wales in 1996. Having progressed steadily through the organisation, Robert has been leading the finance team on site since 2015. As our Finance Business Partner, Robert is responsible for the smooth running and integrity of the Finance function as well as contributing to the company’s strategy and forward planning. As the business evolves into its new independent status, Robert fills a valuable role in the Leadership Team, contributing to the ongoing, sustainable success of Portals.