Starpack Students competition

Jon West

Commercial Director, i2r Packaging Solutions Limited

With over 30 years experience in the packaging industry, Jon West is a joint founder and Commercial Director of i2r Packaging Solutions where he’s successfully developed industry award winning products through innovation and opened new markets across the world delivering significant sales growth. As a market leader, i2r supplies a comprehensive range of aluminium foil containers used extensively throughout the global food industry. The company is now part of the Italian based Laminazione Sottile Group, one of Europe’s primary manufacturers of rolled aluminium products. Prior to establishing i2r in 2007, he was previously Group Technical & Development Director at other European packaging businesses where he used his background in mechanical engineering to drive the design and implementation of new product development.

: i2r Packaging Solutions Limited
: @i2rpackaging

Matt Twiss

Director - Technology Services - Innovation & IP - CROWN Technology,

A champion of metal packaging with a strong commercial and marketing background gained across the Food, Beverage, Aerosols and Promotional Packaging businesses of Crown Holdings.  He has lived and worked in Spain, France and Switzerland.  Now back in the UK  he has a global role leading Innovation, Digital Optimisation and Intellectual Property for Crown.

: matthew-twiss
: @twiss_matt

Tom Giddings

Sustainability & Public Affairs Manager, Alupro

: tom-giddings

Chris Clarke

R&D Manager, Logoplaste Innovation Lab UK

Chris has been working within the plastics industry for over 28 years and is currently the R&D Lead for Logoplaste Innovation Lab UK – a world leading independent division of the Logoplaste Group, exclusively dedicated to the research and development of sustainable rigid plastic packaging

Having studied Polymer Engineering and Manufacturing Chris joined Logoplaste 21 years ago. He has industry experience working in Plastics processing and Project Management and has led operational manufacturing start up teams through-out Europe. Chris actively works with both Logoplaste customers and independents advising and developing packaging from its concept stage through to industrialization.

Chris sits on the British Plastics Sustainability; and Horners Polymer committees and is a member of the UK Institute of Materials. As a Starpack Award sponsor over the last 10 years Chris works closely with schools and students promoting training and packaging best practices.

Darren Wingrove

Project Manager, Logoplaste Innovation Lab UK

Darren has been working within the plastics industry for over 33 years and is currently working alongside Chris Clarke & John George for Logoplaste Innovation Lab UK – a world leading independent division of the Logoplaste Group, exclusively dedicated to the research and development of sustainable rigid plastic packaging

After studying as a Toolmaking and Advanced Machine setter primarily around injection tool and machine design, Darren joined Logoplaste 21 years ago, he has industry experience working in Plastics injection, Blow moulding processing and Project Management and has led operations as a Production and Development Manager. Darren’s actively works as part of a 3 person Uk team supporting both Logoplaste customers and independents advising and developing packaging from its concept stage through to industrialization.

Darren has been involved in the Starpack Award sponsor over the last 4 years and has been the Starpack leader for the past 3 years.

John George

Project Manager, Logoplaste Innovation Lab UK

John has been working within the plastics industry for over 25 years and is currently working alongside Chris Clarke & Darren Wingrove for Logoplaste Innovation Lab UK – a world leading independent division of the Logoplaste Group, exclusively dedicated to the research and development of sustainable rigid plastic packaging.

John was originally trained as a Mechanical Engineer in the cable manufacturing industry, later specialising in extrusion and polymer compounding research and development he also gained extensive experience within the bio polymers sector before beginning his career in the Rigid Packaging industry. He has also lived and worked in Australia and the USA having been employed by industry leading blue-chip companies in the OEM, beverage and packaging sectors before joining Logoplaste 5 years ago. Due to his diverse career he has attained extensive industry experience working in the fields of injection and blow moulding, NPD implementation and Project Management. 

John actively works as part of a 3 person UK team supporting both Logoplaste customers and independents advising and developing packaging from its concept stage through to industrialization.

John has also judged the Starpack Awards over the last 3 years supporting Darren Wingrove and Chris Clarke. 

Debbie Clements

Administration Manager, MPMA

Debbie has worked in the metal packaging industry for over 35 years and manages administration, accounts, enquiries, communications and events for the Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association. 

: debbie-clements-b071ba7

Nicola Jones

Manager, Steel Packaging Recycling, Tata Steel

Nicola Jones is Tata Steel in Europe’s Manager of Packaging Recycling.  Having joined the company when it was British Steel in 1999, Nicola has spent the majority of her career working within the Packaging Recycling Department of the UK’s only remaining tinplating works in Trostre, South Wales. Nicola works with the packaging industry to raise the profile of sustainable steel packaging and its recycling credentials.

: www.tatasteeleurope.com
: nicola-jones-2ab8b417
: @N1cola_Jones

Dr Robert Fell

Director & Chief Executive, Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association

Robert  joined the Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association as Director and CEO in June 2019.   He has a wealth of industry experience having spent three years as chief executive of British Metals Recycling Association; 14 years as a senior R&D manager at Ardagh Group; and nearly twenty years at Crown Corporate Technology working across a range of scientific research and operational roles.  He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining.

: robert-fell

Graham Smith

Founder & Managing Director, Twelve Communications Ltd.

Graham has worked with the Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA) for some thirty years and in 1996 founded Twelve PR, an award winning communications agency which works across education, environmental and waste sectors. In addition to MPMA, Twelve’s clients include Canned Food UK, Cawleys Waste Management, Tata Steel, Roberts Metal Packaging, and William Say & Co.

: grahamcsmith

Corrina Korrubel

Designer – Product, Packaging & Graphic, Crown Aerosols & Promotional Packaging

Educated in Cape town, South Africa, Corrina lectured Graphic Design at CPUT (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) which she truly loved.  Corrina also successfully ran her own freelance design business and contracted to agencies and design studios before moving to the UK in 2002.  Having majored in Packaging Design at college, Corrina was fortunate enough to be recruited by CROWN to work in their design facility where she has been for 16 years.  Design is in her blood and her love for the diversity of packaging is what inspires her daily.

: corrinakorrubel

Louise Everett

Senior Account Manager, Smurfit Kappa, Display UK

Louise Everett is a temporary 3D POS display specialist with 10 years experience working with major blue chip FMCG brands across the UK and Europe. She works with businesses to help them build their brand presence in store with innovative, impactful and cost effective display solutions. Louise has a proven track record in delivering complex campaigns with expertise in both prefilled and flat-packed displays as well as display harmonisation.

: louiseeverett

Jez Jacobs

Creative Design & Technical Manager, Smurfit Kappa

Areas of Expertise:

• Point-of-Sale Creative Innovation
• Display Visualisation
• Structural Design
• Creative Art-working
• Shopper insights