SAS International announced the appointment of Hew Balfour as a Non- Executive Director of SAS Holdings.

According to the announcement, Balfour will bring a wealth of experience to the board of SAS Holdings, having held previous appointments as a Non-Executive Director in a number of different public and private sector organisations, including the Miller Group, the Ministry of Defence and currently the Scottish Leather Group.

SAS International further added that earlier this year, Balfour retired after 20 years of service from his position as CEO of Havelock Europa, a UK-based company dealing in the design, manufacture and installation of retail and educational furniture and point of sale displays. The announcement claimed that during his time at Havelock Europa, the group reportedly grew from £33 million per annum turnover to £137 million per annum, and in 2008, the group delivered a record profit of £8 million.