A senior leader at MM Packaging Deeside is celebrating the latest milestone in a career spanning more than two decades with the company, after achieving one of the highest leadership qualifications available in the UK.
Keith Brazier, Head of Print Operations, Production Planning and Pre-Press at MM Packaging Deeside, has successfully completed the ILM Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Leadership and Management in just 10 months, a qualification equivalent to a master’s degree and the highest level offered by the Institute of Leadership & Management.
The achievement marks another chapter in a career that began 27 years ago with an apprenticeship in the print industry after Brazier completed a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design. Seeking a practical route into a career that would allow him to continually develop new skills, he joined a print apprenticeship programme and quickly discovered a passion for the industry. Since then, his path has led him to drive operational improvements at MM Packaging Deeside and support initiatives across MM Group sites internationally.
Brazier said, “When this qualification was suggested to me, I knew it would be a significant challenge. It had been quite a long time since I’d undertaken formal study, and because of the level of the qualification there was definitely some apprehension, but I wanted to keep progressing and prove to myself that I could do it.”
The qualification required him to demonstrate strategic leadership through major business improvement projects, many of which have delivered measurable benefits for MM Packaging and the wider MM Group.
