Sam joins the packaging specialist following eight years working at Sealed Air where he held the position of Creative Service Manager, and was responsible for design and development within the company’s retail team. Working directly with Europe’s largest food producers and retailers on global R&D packaging projects, Sam became an “Innovation Champion” for the business, and was named as inventor on three patent applications. This position was preceded with a period of freelancing and self-employment after gaining a 2:1 BSc in Product Design at Nottingham Trent University.
“Sam brings great experience of working with food producers at the highest level,” said Nikki Clark, Marketing Manager at Benson Group. “His expertise and creativity has already assisted greatly in the development of our customer-facing design services under the name of PackWorks. Sam brings real industry experience and design flair to our creative team, helping to improve our insight-based innovation by developing products that meet real consumer needs.”
Sam’s appointment enables Nikki Clark to now focus fully on the company’s marketing strategy. She had previously been managing the design studio in addition to running Benson Group’s promotional activities.
Benson Group is one of the UK’s leading printed folding carton suppliers, producing packaging product for both the food retail and healthcare industries for a wide range of UK and European customers.