Paul Dove

Paul has led sizeable R&D organisations across multiple geographies and markets. He has successfully turned around the innovation culture and R&D organisations in a number of businesses to deliver top and bottom-line growth. Prior to joining Skarbek Associates, he was the Quality Assurance Director for Kimberly-Clark’s (KC) EMEA region, establishing a Quality Management System for the regional business and for EU Medical Device requirements. Before that he was the R&D Director for Family Care at KC, developing the innovation agenda, establishing a turnaround in the R&D team, and setting up a long-term pipeline of business building new products. Before KC, Paul held the position of Global R&D Vice President for Molson Coors, building an innovation programme and Global R&D team across Europe and North America. Prior to Coors, Paul spent time at PepsiCo as Senior R&D Director building the Quaker and Tropicana brands in EMEA. His formative R&D leadership and innovation development came at Procter & Gamble where he held several senior Global R&D roles spanning sectors from Personal Care, Fragrances and Personal Health Care. He has worked across multiple geographies and continents during his career. In addition, Paul has uniquely led the implementation of Quality Excellence initiatives (Gold Standards), new Quality Management Systems, and is able to integrate innovation and quality into his strategic thinking.