{"id":639,"date":"2020-12-14T08:28:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T08:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/?page_id=639"},"modified":"2021-04-18T07:22:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T07:22:15","slug":"leadership-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/leadership-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"639\" class=\"elementor elementor-639\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b0a5d33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b0a5d33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f841ba\" data-id=\"1f841ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365ba0bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"365ba0bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadership Team<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6adb31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6adb31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27ce5d2\" data-id=\"27ce5d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8010bca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8010bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Team Approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c93a84 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8c93a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;none&#039; stroke=&#039;black&#039; stroke-width=&#039;2&#039; stroke-linecap=&#039;square&#039; stroke-miterlimit=&#039;10&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M0,6c6,0,6,13,12,13S18,6,24,6&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-614a3dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"614a3dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5bc833\" data-id=\"b5bc833\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c60af0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c60af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Durafil\u2019s mission is to safely guide the industry into a better future. We do so by securing and continually reviewing the British standards for excellence.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This not only requires rigorous adherence to existing specifications; it also asks for a mind that remains wide open to new solutions. As technology and knowledge revolutionise the world at an unprecedented pace, what\u2019s Best Practice today is often merely \u201cgood\u201d practice tomorrow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb27810\" data-id=\"bb27810\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab0ec22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab0ec22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our accessible and personable leadership team members have different backgrounds and complementing strengths. But they all combine their considerable skills and experience with great humility and openness to disruptive innovation. They all appreciate the value of first principles thinking.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>With the advent of big data, AI and advanced robotics, change is coming. And no matter how unorthodox, if progress can be made in a safe and sustainable way, Durafil will set the new standard.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35039ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35039ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-633e502\" data-id=\"633e502\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2df536 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2df536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the Leadership Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c42db3 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3c42db3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;none&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 24 24&#039; fill=&#039;none&#039; stroke=&#039;black&#039; stroke-width=&#039;2&#039; stroke-linecap=&#039;square&#039; stroke-miterlimit=&#039;10&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M0,6c6,0,6,13,12,13S18,6,24,6&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d2c9e9 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4d2c9e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1148300\" data-id=\"1148300\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5070b618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5070b618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maurice Ting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d352e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62d352e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CEO and Manufacturing Director<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Grown up in British Mauritius and educated in England, Maurice has been in the spinning industry since the 1980s. He managed the establishment of several Coats factories in Asia and Africa and was instrumental in bringing spun polyester technology to India.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Maurice was also involved in establishing A&amp;E in China as well as setting up the Amann supply chain in Bangladesh. Since joining Durafil in the 1990s, Maurice has maintained close working relationships with all the major international thread manufacturers.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Maurice is 100% future-focussed, leading the integration of artificial intelligence and robotics into the new standards for sewing thread manufacture. Based in Hong Kong and overseeing Durafil\u2019s Asian operations, Maurice helps customers be on the right side of change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7285665\" data-id=\"7285665\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508aa5f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"508aa5f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-9.36.02-pm-944x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2161\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-9.36.02-pm-944x1024.png 944w, https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-9.36.02-pm-277x300.png 277w, https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-9.36.02-pm-768x833.png 768w, https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-18-at-9.36.02-pm.png 972w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e09982 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e09982\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b9de95\" data-id=\"4b9de95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fab74e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fab74e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-16-at-8.13.11-am-938x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2158 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-16-at-8.13.11-am-938x1024.png 938w, https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-16-at-8.13.11-am-275x300.png 275w, https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-16-at-8.13.11-am-768x839.png 768w, https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-16-at-8.13.11-am.png 976w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 938px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 938\/1024;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddc17dc\" data-id=\"ddc17dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8c8a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8c8a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nicola Pollock<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3437ae6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3437ae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Spinning Technologist, Head of UK Operations<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Nicola was born and educated in South Yorkshire, the historical epicentre of British spinning mills. She went on to study textile technology at the research university of Leicester and subsequently pioneered the collaboration between the European textile industry and Japanese company Nitivy, who manufacture advanced PVA yarns for specialised applications. Coordinating Nitivy\u2019s European operations for over 20 years, she gained a keen appreciation for Japanese industrial practices and attention to detail.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Based in Leicester, Nicola today maintains Durafil\u2019s partnerships with all UK and European industry groups. Her personable approach and dedication to uncompromising quality makes her a go-to person for everyone from factory floor managers to business developers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6027d0f elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6027d0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-355c572\" data-id=\"355c572\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b4473b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b4473b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joan Santamaria<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8962406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8962406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Spinning Technologist, Head of EU Operations<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>A proud native of Catalonia and graduate of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Joan has run European spinning mills ever since 1990. He has a deep understanding of what it takes to transform traditional practices into modern industrial processes. Key to this is building a strong local team, and Joan has a unique ability to develop efficient knowledge and training systems.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Since joining Durafil, Joan has worked closely with Maurice on disruptive innovation, with a particular focus on circularity. He is today leading our sprint toward a fully sustainable future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-623a32c\" data-id=\"623a32c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628e670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"628e670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"946\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-16-at-8.13.33-am-946x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2160 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-16-at-8.13.33-am-946x1024.png 946w, https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-16-at-8.13.33-am-277x300.png 277w, https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-16-at-8.13.33-am-768x831.png 768w, https:\/\/durafil-bms.com\/staging\/9919\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-16-at-8.13.33-am.png 968w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 946px; 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