Paul Smiles

Paul Smiles has over two decades of experience in the manufacturing sector, currently serving as the Vice President of Global Operations for Paper and Packaging at Minerals Technologies Inc. since February 2009. Previous roles at Minerals Technologies Inc. include Senior Operations Director for SPCC in EMEA and Plant Manager, overseeing operational and P&L responsibilities for a manufacturing plant. Prior to this, Paul Smiles worked at Specialty Minerals Inc. as Plant Manager and Operations Director for SPCC in EMEA and Asia. Early in his career, Paul Smiles was a Process Engineer at Courtaulds Fibers Inc. Paul Smiles holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Leeds, completed in 1994.