About Us
Nerida Kelton, the Director of Public Profiles, has specialised in the packaging industry for over twenty years starting out as a National PR Manager for a labelling company before establishing her own business. Nerida also has extensive understanding and knowledge of non-profit organisations as most of her career has been working with the leading Packaging and Supply Chain Associations across Australasia.
Board & Committee Positions:• Vice President – Sustainability & Save Food & Australia/NZ Board Member for the World Packaging Organisation (WPO)• Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP)• National Steering Committee on behalf of the Department of Environment & Energy National Food Waste Strategy (12 people only)• AIP Coordinator for the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC)• Committee Member for the Foodbank Hamper Program (AIP)
Qualifications:• Qualified public relations practitioner • Member of the International Packaging Press Organisation (IPPO)• Full member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA)• Bachelor of Arts Degree with a double major in Japanese (University of Queensland)• Bachelor of Business in Public Relations (Queensland University of Technology)• Post Graduate Degree in Public Relations (Queensland University of Technology)
Recognitions:• Distinguished Service Award for significant contribution to the packaging industry (2018)• Life Member of the Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (2010) – first female and youngest person ever awarded life membership.• Upgraded to Full Member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (2009)• Upgraded to Full Member of the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) (2008) International Packaging Press Organisation (IPPO) The International Packaging Press Organisation (IPPO) is a professional group of individual editors, journalists and writers from around the world who cover packaging and the packaging industry from various perspectives. IPPO is also a friendly, independent, not-for-profit society of colleagues who support each other – and share a passion for packaging. Founded in 1974, IPPO is truly an international organisation, with members in more than 30 countries. All IPPO members are peer-reviewed and accepted based on individual qualities and abilities – not on the reputations of the companies or publications for which they work.
Board & Committee Positions:• Vice President – Sustainability & Save Food & Australia/NZ Board Member for the World Packaging Organisation (WPO)• Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP)• National Steering Committee on behalf of the Department of Environment & Energy National Food Waste Strategy (12 people only)• AIP Coordinator for the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC)• Committee Member for the Foodbank Hamper Program (AIP)
Qualifications:• Qualified public relations practitioner • Member of the International Packaging Press Organisation (IPPO)• Full member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA)• Bachelor of Arts Degree with a double major in Japanese (University of Queensland)• Bachelor of Business in Public Relations (Queensland University of Technology)• Post Graduate Degree in Public Relations (Queensland University of Technology)
Recognitions:• Distinguished Service Award for significant contribution to the packaging industry (2018)• Life Member of the Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (2010) – first female and youngest person ever awarded life membership.• Upgraded to Full Member of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (2009)• Upgraded to Full Member of the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) (2008) International Packaging Press Organisation (IPPO) The International Packaging Press Organisation (IPPO) is a professional group of individual editors, journalists and writers from around the world who cover packaging and the packaging industry from various perspectives. IPPO is also a friendly, independent, not-for-profit society of colleagues who support each other – and share a passion for packaging. Founded in 1974, IPPO is truly an international organisation, with members in more than 30 countries. All IPPO members are peer-reviewed and accepted based on individual qualities and abilities – not on the reputations of the companies or publications for which they work.
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