FINE Tubes, a leading manufacturer and global distributor of precision tubes for critical applications, has announced the appointment of Graham Maxa as the company’s new finance director.

Based at Fine Tubes’ head office in Plymouth, Maxa will have a key role to play in helping to drive the company forward following last year’s change of ownership. In particular, he will have specific responsibility for the financial direction of the company’s strategic plans in addition to maintaining day-to-day financial controls.

A member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Maxa has over 20 years’ experience with a wide range of manufacturing and engineering companies. Most recently he held the position of group financial controller at Prodrive, the specialist engineering and motorsport company with headquarters in Oxfordshire and operations across the UK as well as in Australia.

Commenting on his new role, Maxa said: “During my first visit to the Plymouth site, I was impressed by the operations, the systems and the management team at Fine Tubes. I’m excited by the prospect of helping the company develop further, particularly with the support they now have from their new owners for investment in future growth opportunities.”

Ronen Day, managing director of Fine Tubes, added: “It’s excellent news that Graham is joining us. With his background, I have no doubt that he will be able to make a significant contribution to the future of the company.”

Currently in its 70th anniversary year, Fine Tubes is a leading metal tubing manufacturer with its headquarters and production facilities in Plymouth, UK and sales offices in Germany (Munich), France (Orleans) India (New Delhi) and the US (Houston) as well as several agents across the globe.