Paul has been involved in the meat industry for over 40 years, the last 33 working for Wilson Hellaby in various roles mostly around Livestock Procurement and always as the Pork Procurement Manager. In 2017, Wilson Hellaby moved its Pork Processing to Ruakura where he continues that role, as well as leading projects including understanding what processes impact on meat quality. During his career, Paul has built deep and strong relationships with pork farmers all over New Zealand. He also represents New Zealand Pork on the Board of Retail Meat New Zealand.