After working in the UK for 14 years in International Duty Free for Cadbury Schweppes and managing some of Britain’s most loved food brands (Oxo, Hartley’s and Loyd Grossman), including product development and consumer research, Michelle returned to South Africa. She joined the Polyoak Packaging Group in 2013, combining her industrial psychology, commercial and project management experience with her passion for the environment, to minimise Polyoak’s impact on the environment focusing on energy and water efficiencies, waste reduction, packaging recyclability and projects to drive increased inclusion of post-consumer recyclate. She currently serves on the SA Plastics Pact Steering Committee and Petco board.