AIP appoints its new President
At the Australasian Institute of Packaging (AIP) Annual General Meeting on 30 June 2025, John Bigley MAIP officially completed his three-year term as President and handed over to incoming President Michael Dossor MAIP, Chief Executive Officer of Result Group.
Nerida Kelton FAIP, Executive Director of the AIP, said it was fitting that Dossor, a packaging specialist and strong supporter of the AIP, takes over as the next AIP President.
“Michael has been in the packaging industry for four decades and joined the AIP Education Team as a trainer and lecturer close to 10 years ago. He is as passionate about packaging as the rest of the AIP Executive Team and we all welcome him to the role,” Kelton said.
At the close of the AIP Annual General Meeting, Dossor received the formal handover from John Bigley.
“It is very humbling and a great honour to be endorsed by my industry peers as the next President of the AIP,” Dossor said.
“I know that myself, the board, the executive and most importantly the AIP team led by Nerida Kelton, are all committed to leading the AIP into a new era.
“We are also so grateful for having John guide us for the last three years and it was under his leadership that the AIP developed the Strategic Plan and Pillars. This will be the driving force in delivering growth for the AIP.
“My role will be to help support the growth areas and strengthen other areas of the AIP pillars. We will be communicating regularly, and in a very transparent way all that we do, to our individual members, sponsors, association partners and government bodies.
“The next generation of packaging professionals are also critical to the continued work required to solve the challenges our industry faces today, tomorrow and into the future. The AIP will continue to take the lead in technical packaging training and education for the region and to ensure that all packaging technologists and professionals in the industry have the qualifications to take the lead in this era of change that is coming.”
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