After training as an accountant, Tom joined Hawkins Wright in 1998. He undertakes most of the private client consultancy assignments on a wide range of topics related to the pulp and paper sector. He is the co-author of the Outlook for Market Pulp and makes regular contributions to Pulpwatch. He is the principal author of the Asian multi-client studies. Defining the China Market for Pulp Paper & Board enjoys industry-wide recognition and is now in its eighth year of publication. Tom travels widely, both in the course of market research and also as a frequent speaker to private meetings and industry conferences.