For over four decades, Edward has been at the forefront of innovation in polymer technology, driving change across recycling ventures and as the visionary Founder and Managing Director of Nextek. A holder of multiple patents in plastic recycling, he has played a pivotal role in bringing recycled PET, HDPE, and PP into mainstream food packaging across Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas.
Edward is also the driving force behind NEXTLOOPP, a world-class initiative aimed at closing the loop on post-consumer polypropylene (PP), and COtooCLEAN, which tackles the decontamination of flexible plastic films to enable their high-quality reuse. 
Beyond packaging, he is deeply committed to tackling plastic pollution in our oceans and championing science-based solutions and best practices to address the environmental challenges faced by developing nations.