Tony Attard
Founder and Chief Executive, Panaz Limited
Tony Attard is the founder and Chief Executive of Panaz Limited, specialist
in the design and manufacture of flame retardant fabrics for the international
hospitality, leisure, commercial and healthcare sectors. Under his direction,
Panaz has gained two Queen’s Awards in recent years in the Export Achievement
and Enterprise categories: formed in 1986, the company today exports to 46
different countries, operating worldwide through subsidiary companies in Europe
and the USA and a global network of agents and representatives.
Immediate past-Chairman of the British Contract Furnishing & Design Association
(BCFA), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Associate of the Institute of
Textiles and a Member of the Institute of Management, Tony Attard has received
an Outstanding Alumnus award from Manchester University together with accolades
from the Design Council and the DTI in recognition of his contribution to the
development of design in the contract sector. Mr Attard is a Freeman of the
City of London, sits on the Board of Creative Lancashire and the General Assembly
of Manchester University, and was named Lancashire Director of the Year 2006 by the
Institute of Directors. He is also currently the BCFA spokesman on design and export matters.