Key responsibilities:> Ensuring that complex packaging consultancy projects are delivered against agreed timelines.> Providing expert insight and analysis to Global Brand Owners, Raw Material Suppliers and Packaging Converters on a wide variety of packaging focused topics.> Act as the single point of contact for day to day client communication.> Developing relationships with key industry stakeholders & conducting primary research interviews.> Overall project management from start to finish - creating project plans, delegating time-sensitive tasks and working collaboratively with the internal project team to synthesize key insight to ensure smooth delivery of succinct project reports.> Business Development – lead generation, liaising with prospective clients to understand their real needs and converting leads into projects.> Day to day training/mentorship of analysts.> Author of topic specific packaging White Papers.> Chairing and Presenting at Smithers & 3rd party packaging events.Directly responsible for delivering projects based on the following topics:> Market Assessments> Packaging Portfolio Assessments & Strategic Packaging Roadmap Plans> Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (“PPWR”) Alignment> Analysis of Recycled Plastic Certification schemes> Mergers & Acquisitions – Vendor Due Diligence Reports & Target Assessment> Innovation scouting Key Achievements> Chairing at ‘E-Pack Europe 2022’> Chairing, Key note Speaker & Panel Moderator at ‘Sustainability in Packaging Europe 2023’> Chairing at ‘Sustainability in Packaging Asia 2023’ in Singapore> Topic specific Presentation at ‘Specialty Papers Asia 2023’ in Singapore> Authored the ‘Future of E-Commerce Packaging to 2027’ Smithers Market Report

I spent almost 5 years as a non-exec Board member at PEFC (UK), representing the interests of the Paper Packaging Industry.

Brand Ethics Limited is a sustainability consultancy that helps Brand Owners and Retailers reduce the environmental & social impact of their business. My main experience and expertise is in packaging, responsible sourcing and product development (innovation).

I worked with Brand Owners and Retailers to understand how we could improve their existing packaging portfolio. My main project was to develop a paper based E-Commerce mailing bag (and to introduce an E-Com specific paper grade) to replace the rarely recycled PE mailing bag. I was part of the Packaging Papers business area which covers a wide array of paper based products with the focus on eliminating unecessary plastics. At BillerudKorsnas the ethos was "challenge conventional packaging for a more sustainable future" which summarises things nicely. I helped Brand Owners and Retailers move away from fossil fuel based materials (mainly plastics) and towards renewable, recyclable, low carbon paper based products/packaging.

Brand Ethics supports clients' brand equity by designing and delivering projects that demonstrate transparency and responsible practices in operations and supply chain.Compliance> EU Timber Regulation (EU 995/2010)> Packaging Waste - Producer Responsibilities> CDP Reporting (Water, Forests, Climate Change)Ethical/Responsible Supply Chain Assessments> SEDEX SMETA Self-Assessment Audits > Ecovadis> WWF Environmental Paper Company Index (“WWF EPCI”) > United Nations Global Compact - COP> cr360 Sustainability Software Design> Certification/Chain of Custody Analysis (FSC/PEFC CoC, ISO 14001, ISO 50001 etc) Stakeholder Engagement> Custom Stakeholder Engagement Projects> Producing Sustainability focused content for Tenders> Product level Carbon Footprint Analysis> Customer Training> Supporting Sales Teams by creating and delivering Sustainability focused presentations> External Communication (Press articles, online blogging)‘Value Add’ External Reporting> GRI G4 Sustainability Reporting> Drafting narrative for annual Sustainability Reports

Key ResponsibilitiesTo develop DS Smith’s customer focused Sustainability reporting capabilities using CERTUS, the company’s global Sustainability database (based on Credit 360’s software platform)Build a cross functional network of contacts to harmonise DS Smith’s external customer reporting collateral (FMCG/Industrial Sales, Procurement, Product Safety, Supply Chain)Architect of the company’s first externally targeted online Responsible Sourcing software platform. This is an ongoing project with the objective of collecting data/insight on the company’s paper suppliers to satisfy customer requests and EU Timber Regulation compliance.Key AchievementsCreated DS Smith’s first centralised customer focused Sustainability function. I was the single point of contact for all Pan European FMCG and Industrial Packaging customer enquiries.Successfully pitched to the Global Sustainability Committee who approved a new company-wide (250+ sites) Social Audit program using the SEDEX platform.Created the business case for a company-wide Forest Certification Chain of Custody (“CoC”) which has been approved by the Executive Committee as a 2015/16 company target.Consultant to a 10 strong Sustainability Reporting team (created in Jan 2015) that has the objective of delivering a GRI G4 standard Sustainability report in 2015.Member of the DS Smith Environmental Technical Working Group, a group that provides strategic direction to the company’s environmental investment decisions.Presented directly to Global Head of R&D and Global Head of Procurement at Mondelez and to the Head of Sustainable Procurement at Unilever in Rotterdam.

> Presenting to senior buyers at large customers (Tesco, M&S, Argos, News UK) and at external events on a wide range of topics including; Sustainable Products/Eco Design, Life Cycle Analysis, Climate Change, Biodiversity and UPM’s Environmental Strategy > Providing expert advice/answers to customer inquiries on a wide range of environmental topics including; EU Timber Regs, Origin of Wood, Product Safety, Chain of Custody, Ecolabels, Recycling> Training UPM employees from various functional areas; External Sales, Customer Service, Technical Sales, Logistics and Supply Chain on topics tailored to their roles> Created and delivered 4 separate 30 minute webinars (via Microsoft Lync) on ‘Carbon and Climate Change’ to a global audience of over >200 UPM Sales & Supply Chain personnel> Successfully planned, promoted, hosted and presented at the EU Ecolabel for Printed Paper Products seminar at UPM’s Shotton Mill for 40 guests> Individually responsible for the design, management and delivery of a custom carbon footprint and responsible sourcing project for a well known Charitable Trust> Presented on Carbon Footprint and the new Bio-Economy at the Speciality Paper Conference in Amsterdam (Mar 12)

> Industry profiling for New Business targeting> Supporting MD with ad hoc projects/monthly performance reporting> Working with HQ (Helsinki) teams on global end use projects> Supporting sales teams with price support material> Managing the global knowledge management tool

> Part of the successful acquisition team for Boots Healthcare in 2005> Dataroom due diligence experience> Liasing with Investment Banks on potential target projects> Recommendations to CEO/CFO on potential targets> Managing the RB acquisition target list> Responsible for 2 brand disposals (Switzerland and US)

> Project managing internal competitor brand workshops> Supporting Global Strategic Marketing Director on annual portfolio review> Creating financial benchmarking material for use by CEO/CFO in Investor Briefings> Developing new portfolio assessment tools (detailed excel modelling)> Competitor portfolio profiling