Paul Collins

Paul started his career modelling angioplasty balloon inflation as part of the Canadian National Research Council’s Industrial Materials Institute. In 2005, he was recruited into a start-up and lead the development of innovative injection molded closures for the beverage industry. In 2008, he moved into Aerospace to scale a manufacturing process for carbon fibre aircraft wings. Returning to packaging in 2013, Paul lead R&D for a European poultry producer. After leading the European Packaging R&D team for PepsiCo, he then moved into a global R&D packaging role.  In 2023, Paul moved into his current role at Huhtamaki leading sustainability for products, operations and technology.