Tom South CEnv FIMMM
I have worked in the packaging industry for 14 years now, most of them working on designing packaging and reducing packaging carbon emissions in online retail. I have recently moved into food packaging (B to B and B to C). I am a Fellow of the IOM³ and a Chartered Environmentalist through the Society for the Environment. I am a member of the IOM³ packaging leadership group and chaired national and international sustainability groups with my previous company. With my current company I am leading one of the main focus groups tasked with reducing scope 3 emissions for the business. I have also recently become a Chartered Environmentalist Assessor, with the aim of helping grow the Chartered Environmentalist Network.
I am very passionate about packaging and what more we can do as packaging professionals to educate consumers on sustainability, and circular economy.
Dr. Marcus Caine PhD. CEng. MIMMM
Dr. Marcus Caine PhD. CEng. MIMMM., is the strategic advisor for Health for the IOM3. He is also the Technical Director and CEO of Sci-Lutions Ltd a scientific consulting company that specialises in medical device chemical safety assessment and strategic consulting for R&D technical solutions and government market access. He has over 16 year’s experience in the medical device industry and has worked for key plays such as Boston Scientific, Baxter Healthcare and BTG PLC Ltd across a range of clinical indications including; interventional oncology, acute renal dialysis, thermography and peripheral vascular thrombolytics. He has a PhD. in predictive drug delivery to tumours via in vitro and in silico models and has worked across a range of roles spanning; R&D Sr Scientist, Global medical support, Investor relations to Government policy advice. In his current role of Strategic advisor for the IOM3 Marcus supports industry and policy work for the IOM3 as well as forming a liaison between several of the core technical communities and the wider academic and industrial global community.
Dr Margaret Bates
Dr Margaret Bates was appointed as Head of PackUK, the Scheme Administrator for the UK Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), in January 2024. She is seconded from her role as the Managing Director of On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL), the organisation dedicated to helping businesses with consistent UK-wide recycling and refill messages to appear on packs. Margaret has been President of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, is a Chartered Waste Manager, an International Wastes Manager, a Chartered Environmentalist, and a Fellow of IOM3.
Mike Swain B.Sc.(Hons.), FIMMM, APkgPrf, MInstPkg(Dip)
Mike is a subject matter expert in packaging technology and design, sustainability and supply chain with a demonstrated capability to bringing new products to market with speed and diligence. He has spent the last 7 years running an independent packaging consultancy focused on sustainability, innovation and change for a diverse client base from blue chip to start-ups/SME's, spanning food, drink, beauty care, cosmetics, toys and licensed goods and more. Prior to this he had 25 years experience in leading packaging innovation, R&D/NPD, technology and design, working for blue chip consumer packaged goods brand owners and manufacturers like P&G, Diageo, Unilever, Tata and Britvic. He is a Fellow of the 'Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining' (IOM3), currently the Vice Chair of 'IOM3 Packaging Group', a ‘Starpack Student’ judge, an industry award winner, a published trade periodical article author, and has filed several patents and creative designs.
Martin Settle
Martin manages the Sustainable Packaging Material Science team overseeing the development and application of new materials & new material technology that can be applied to Reckitt products, supporting the core Reckitt portfolio.
After studying at the University of Huddersfield and gaining professional qualification in packaging and sustainability from Cambridge University, The Packaging School, iOM3 (Institute of Minerals Materials and Mining), iOPP (Institute of Packaging professionals), Martin has worked in packaging covering application engineering, polymer engineering, material science, sustainability and packaging design.
As a Packaging School alum, iOM3 CEnv, iOPP CPP and a Fellow of the iOM3, as well as being a board member of the IOM3 UK technical packaging board, Martin has insights into the full impact of technical packaging sustainability issues and how science of materials, pack design, manufacturing and regulations shape sustainability.
The IOM3 Packaging Group (formerly the Packaging Society) traces its roots back to the Institute of Packaging. This network provides people with knowledge, information and best practices on all aspects of packaging materials and technologies enabling considered choices, good design and more sustainable packaging. The group helps provide an understanding of the key role packaging materials have in reducing food waste and in working towards a net-zero society.
