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Pienaar named vice president, education, for World Packaging Organisation

Ex-president of the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), Pierre Pienaar, has been named vice president, responsible for Education, on the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) board.

Pienaar had association with the WPO in the 1990s in his role as president of the Institute of Packaging South Africa. After becoming involved with the AIP in 2002, he began the push for Australia to become a member of the WPO, which came to fruition in 2010.

During his term as AIP president (2010-2012), Pienaar played a significant role in ensuring AIP’s membership on the WPO’s Education and Marketing Committees. Once on the Education Committee, he agitated WPO to take up the challenge of delivering more to developing nations in the form of education and training. When Lebanon had to withdraw from hosting the May 2013 board meeting owing to uncertain security, Pienaar invited WPO and its members to relocate the meeting to Sydney, which included the annual World Stars Awards and gala dinner.

Since then, WPO has called on the AIP’s Education Committee to deliver packaging education in developing countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Nigeria and Singapore. Later this year he travels to Nigeria for follow up training, then to Ghana. Vietnam and China have also shown keen interest in AIP’s courses, delivered under the WPO banner.

Pienaar had association with the WPO in the 1990s in his role as president of the Institute of Packaging South Africa. After becoming involved with the AIP in 2002, he began the push for Australia to become a member of the WPO, which came to fruition in 2010.

During his term as AIP president (2010-2012), Pienaar played a significant role in ensuring AIP’s membership on the WPO’s Education and Marketing Committees. Once on the Education Committee, he agitated WPO to take up the challenge of delivering more to developing nations in the form of education and training. When Lebanon had to withdraw from hosting the May 2013 board meeting owing to uncertain security, Pienaar invited WPO and its members to relocate the meeting to Sydney, which included the annual World Stars Awards and gala dinner.

Since then, WPO has called on the AIP’s Education Committee to deliver packaging education in developing countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Nigeria and Singapore. Later this year he travels to Nigeria for follow up training, then to Ghana. Vietnam and China have also shown keen interest in AIP’s courses, delivered under the WPO banner.

 

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