Alan Bailey was the Chairman of the Merchant International Group between 1995 and 1998 and has recently re-joined the board. He is also the Executive Chairman of City and West End Clubs Ltd (Placemakers), ABS Communications and Alastor Ltd. This follows a varied career in the army Intelligence Corps, public service, the charity sector and as a columnist and cartoonist for national newspapers, magazines and journals.
Dan O'Brien ranks among the West's most celebrated writers. He divides his time between working as an endangered-species biologist, running a cattle ranch, & writing. He is the author of four novels, a short story collection, & three works of nonfiction, including the forthcoming "Buffalo Bill for the Broken Heart: Restoring a Piece of the American West". He lives in Whitewood, South Dakota.