Category: WOMEN IN PACKAGING

    Usha Benjamin, Managing Editor of Packaging MEA, speaks to Theresia Gollner, ALPLA on sustainability, operational excellence, regional manufacturing challenges and women’s evolving role in packaging.   As packaging evolves across the Middle East, Africa and Türkiye, operational excellence, sustainability and diverse talent are increasingly important. Gollner shares her journey, her views on sustainability, …

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    In this interview, Usha Benjamin sits with Patrícia Onishi, Assistant Manager – Packaging Experience, RDD at AIR (Advanced Inhalation Rituals), to discuss her global packaging journey, key sustainability innovations, and the evolving role of women in the industry.     In an industry where performance and sustainability intersect, packaging professionals are being pushed …

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With over two decades of experience across sales, operations and supply chains, Rupali Shah emphasizes that sustainable packaging must deliver commercial and operational performance. In this interview with Packaging MEA, she discusses scalability, procurement scrutiny, and industry accountability.       Sustainability in packaging is often framed as innovation or intent. For Rupali Shah, it …

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With over 45 packaging innovations to her credit, Shweta Tiwari has emerged as a transformative force in sustainable, consumer-centric packaging. Having led design and innovation projects across top-tier companies such as Unilever, Dabur, and Lipton Tea and Infusions, her work reflects a commitment to purposeful design, efficiency, and environmental responsibility. In this interview with Usha …

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    In this exclusive conversation, Zineb Chaoudri, Regional Communications Director at Veolia Near & Middle East, discusses with Usha Benjamin, Editor of Packaging MEA, how purposeful storytelling, strategic communication, and women’s leadership are driving sustainable change across the region’s packaging landscape. In an industry traditionally dominated by technical discourse and male leadership, women are …

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    Usha Benjamin, Editor of Packaging MEA, speaks with Pearljeet Kaur, regional sourcing leader at a global packaging firm, about her unconventional journey from Ecuador’s oil rigs to Dubai boardrooms -and how resilience, adaptability, and purpose drive her mission to break industry molds and open doors for others. Your journey into packaging came through …

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  At 25, Sandra Abeka Mensah is redefining packaging leadership. From rural Ghana to a PRIME Award win, she’s turning plastic waste into opportunity. Packaging MEA’s Usha Benjamin interviews her on the journey, challenges, and success.       From a rural town in Ghana’s Ashanti Region to the global stage in Dubai, Sandra Abeka …

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