New Branch Chairman for AIP’s NSW branch

Kevin Hannon MAIP has been in the packaging industry for over two decades, and always in plastics converting roles from sales, technical, engineering - tooling and plant, project management and product design.

His first job in the packaging industry was after finishing his HSC.

“It was one of those fill jobs to get some cash during the Christmas break and before the HSC results and university places were announced. At the time, and like many other young people, I didn’t know what I wanted to do, so I did this job as an injection moulding machine operator in a small family packaging business in Girraween. I only worked there a very short time, but it gave me a taste of the packaging industry,” Hannon said.

“Once the university placings came out I followed the engineering path. I went on to secure a position in a large multinational heavy engineering firm which had me working on several large infrastructure projects in the mechanical/structural engineering fields. After doing this for 10 years or so, I then moved back into plastics converting roles and that has kept me intrigued and passionate about plastics and packaging for well over 20 years,” he said.

Kevin is currently the Business Development Manager, Australia, for Viscount Plastics. He is responsible for the Viscount Plastics group’s new product development efforts and ensures that any new opportunities that come into the business get flushed through to reality using the Viscount NPD process.

Before taking on the AIP NSW Chairman’s role, Kevin was heavily involved as a committee member since 2004.

“In the past seven years or so, I have seen many changes and issues come and go in our industry. Today it’s no different; every day a different challenge comes along and we all need to be prepared as an industry to be professional in the way we respond to those challenges, to ensure we maintain a viable, competitive and sustainable local packaging industry,” Hannon said.

The AIP National Board would like to take this opportunity to thank William Woo MAIP for all his efforts over the last few years as NSW Chairman and they welcome Kevin Hannon to the role.