Thanapat Thanapanyasate

Responsibilities • Develop and implement innovative packaging solutions that align with brand standards, product specifications, and sustainability goals. • Lead the packaging process to ensure efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and compliance with food safety standards. • Manage and nurture relationships with suppliers, evaluating materials and negotiating contracts. • Drive sustainability initiatives, introducing recyclable and biodegradable materials to reduce environmental impact. • Oversee a high-performing team, ensuring achievement of production targets and continuous improvement. • Monitor and control packaging costs while maintaining quality and operational excellence. • Developed and enhanced packaging development skills within the team. Successes: • LEAN reduction by reducing paper area & design of cake box & plate (2.6MB/year) • LEAN elimination by using reusable plastic case instead of corrugated case (Cost saving 2.5 MB/year) • LEAN reduction by reducing plastic bag size, eliminated OPP tape and sticker label of frozen puff & pie (Cost saving 1 MB/year) • Led mono-material (High barrier) project for S&P Moon Cake (Cost saving 1 MB/year)

Responsibilities: • Manage all NPD/Relaunch projects (OTIF) • Manage packaging development for NPD/Relaunch/Promotion projects • Lean & improve working process • Build & improve packaging development skill for packaging team • Set up packaging test methods • Cost saving & improvement projects Success: • Lean internal process & document • Created BCT calculator program & Be an expert in corrugated carton • Corrugated carton harmonization project: Reduce paper usage, improve palletization efficiency & Cost saving. • Saving 9.5 MB/year (PK1.25MB/Transport8.26MB) by re-arrange packing & improve container load of Detergent/Fabric softener 1400ml • Improve warehouse space utilization; get more 16,736 racks/year, improve palletization efficiency & Energy saving

2011 - 2021: Company: Tesco Lotus Position: Packaging Manager - Ownbrand - Grocery Foods, Grocery Non-Foods and Fresh Foods Responsibilities: ►Manage all about packagings for Tesco ownbrand products to ensure packaging quality, packaging printing before project launch. ►Support & consult all packaging technicality to all functions to achieve project launch as plan. ►Work together with packaging makers, printers & manufacturers to push all projects launch as plan. ►Packaging procurement & cost negotiation for special project ►Manage & solving the packaging issues for both ownbrand and branded products in stores. ►Set & manage sustainability packaging goal for Tesco brand ►Create packaging cost saving project to support business Success: ►~20 Million Baht/year cost saving for Drinking & Mineral water packaging in 2015 ►~38 Million Baht/year cost saving for Fresh meat thermoform packaging in 2018 ►~24 Million Baht/year cost saving for Rice packaging in 2021(on going)

2009 - 2011: Company: Unilver Thai Services Ltd. Position: Packaging Development Technicialist - RDC (Regional Deployment Centre) Hair Category – Dove & Clear brand Responsibilities: Hair Category – Dove & Clear brand (2009-2011) ►Deploy new packaging of new projects for Hair Category specially Dove brand in SEA. ►Support all packaging technicality to regional countries (SEA) to achieve project launch as plan. ►Manage all packaging testing of project to ensure packaging quality before project launch. ►Work together with packaging suppliers to achieve Global packaging standard such as mold qualification, packaging printing. ►Work together with production plants to achieve project launch as plan. Responsibilities: Home Care & HHC Category (2007 - 2009) ►Deploy new packaging of new projects for Home Care & HHC Category specially Fabric Conditioner and House Hold Care brand in SEA. ►Support all packaging technicality to regional countries (SEA) to achieve project launch as plan. ►Manage all packaging testing of project to ensure packaging quality before project launch. ►Work together with packaging suppliers to achieve Unilever packaging standard. ►Work together with production plants to achieve project launch as plan. ►Manage packaging cost saving projects for Sunlight and Comfort brand.

2006 - 2007: Company: Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Co., Ltd. (CPF Group) Position: Packaging Development Supervisor - Corporate R&D Packaging Development CPF Responsibilities: Corporate R&D Packaging Development CPF (2006-2007) ►To develop packaging of CP Brand products for local and export market ►Co-ordinate between Corporate Marketing and factory to develop the CP Brand packaging. ►To develop and create the CP Brand packaging for the new products from the start to finish, which includes the loading capacity calculation, palletisation, packaging printing proof, participate packaging supplier auditor’s team and doing packaging cost sheet. ►To analyze the packaging cost of suppliers and share to Corporate Purchasing for packaging cost negotiation with suppliers. ►To analyze and solve the CP Brand packaging problem. ►To research for new packaging technology and food packaging regulation. ►To take care of special project for CP Meji brand by designing & having owner of milk bottle shape and success in current market. Responsibilities: (Base in factory), Saraburi, Thailand (2004 - 2006) ►To develop packaging of frozen poultry products for EU, Japanese and local market. ►To assist customer especially regarding technical questions and solutions to use desired packaging. ►To develop and create the packaging for the new products from the start to finish, which includes the loading capacity calculation, palletisation, packaging printing proof, ►To manage specification, quality control and customer approval. ►To research for new packaging technology and food packaging regulation. ►Co-ordinate between customer and team to analyze and solve the packaging problem. ►To conduct the cost saving project > 1,000,000 THB/year.