How brands meet the 2025 packaging targets - AIP Panel Discussion
Presented by Kitty Sandoval, Sarah Yanez and Huzaifa Mohsinally
Kitty Sandoval
Kitty has over 15 years experience in the packaging industry. She started her career as a graduate Package Engineer in Avon Products in the Philippines right after graduation (Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering).
While working, she decided to study Engineering and Management because she was always interested in Environmental Management. Kitty left packaging after 2 years in Avon and worked with government and academia on hazardous waste management projects. in 2005 Kitty moved back to NZ and worked Heinz Watties for 3 years as Packaging Technologist. She then moved to Frucor Suntory in 2009 as a pack tech, and have progressed in my career since. She is now a Senior Packaging Manager leading the Frucor Suntory Oceania packaging team.
NPD in FMCG is her comfort zone and where she focused on as a tech. Packaging sustainability in Frucor is her focus area and she loves talking to people about it, helping them understand why packaging isn’t as bad as others make it, how we can play a part in continuing to innovate.
Sarah Yanez
Sarah is the Co-owner of Goldies Wholefoods, Owner of Totally Wrapt Packaging. She has a BSc Food Science (Otago) and Post Grad Dip Packaging Technology (Massey) mAIP CPP.
After a career working in large FMCG and commodity businesses across New Zealand, Sarah started a packaging technology consultancy in 2016. Her extensive network and experience enables her to demystify packaging challenges and move projects forward for her clients.
In 2022 she and her husband bought Goldies Wholefoods, a small porridge start-up. This has been an exciting ride so far and has added a further set of skills in the e-commerce space. Sarah faces the same challenges as her clients day-to-day and enjoys the camaraderie that comes with that.
Huzaifa Mohsinally
Huzaifa is a professionally qualified engineering leader with vast product, process, project and program management experience within pharmaceutical (FDA, cGMP), medical device (ISO 13485), plastic injection moulding (ISO 9001) and food manufacturing facilities. Complementing Huzaifa's technical background and experience is his deep passion to lead people that brings the best out of them. His current role as Packaging Manager for Goodman Fielder New Zealand is responsible for leading the Packaging team to design, develop and commercialise new and improved packaging solutions for all products that Goodman Fielder sells within New Zealand and across Asia Pacific.
Huzaifa is currently spearheading two of Goodman Fielder's most ambitious packaging sustainability goals which are: transitioning to 100% recyclable packaging by 2025 and 100% sustainable packaging by 2030. With nearly a decade of professional experience, Huzaifa acquires a unique skillset that enables him to lead and mentor individuals and teams across inter and intra-functional departments to achieve extremely complex business goals and objectives whilst ensuring people are kept at the forefront of all activities. Huzaifa holds a NZ Diploma in Engineering, a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and is currently pursuing his Executive MBA.
