Behind every bottle, is a team.

Over two hundred and fifty of us across four UK and Ireland sites. A small specialist leadership group, and a wider team of operators, engineers and apprentices who keep the lines running every day.

Meet the leadership Join the team

Meet the leadership.

Meet the senior team running our day to day operations across all four sites in the UK and Ireland.

Chris Phelan
Chief Executive Officer
Chris leads the strategic direction of First Circle Packaging, ensuring the business continues to operate effectively while balancing innovation, investment and long term growth.
Amina Nasir
Finance Director
Amina oversees the financial direction of the business, managing performance, forecasting and targets to help keep the company on track and ready for future growth.
Mark Robinson
Sales Manager
Mark leads much of our dairy focused sales activity, supporting new business, product trials and existing customer accounts. He plays a key role in building and maintaining strong relationships with our partners.
Claire Kenney
Business Development Manager
Claire focuses on industrial and wider non-dairy markets, helping expand our reach beyond our traditional sectors. With over 38 years of packaging industry experience, she brings valuable expertise to the continued growth of the business.
Stephen Bell
Business Development Manager
Stephen supports the growth of our industrial operations, using his experience in plastic packaging and moulding to identify new opportunities, connect with future customers and keep First Circle moving forward.
Ann-Marie Monger
Customer Account Manager
Ann-Marie supports the day to day needs of our valued customers, from new orders and account queries to general customer communication. She is often one of the first points of contact for our partners.
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Marcin Janiszewski
Site Director, Newport Pagnell
Marcin first joined the business in 2005 and has developed extensive knowledge of both the company and the wider industry. Today, he leads our largest site at our Newport Pagnell headquarters.
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Martin Wright
Site Director, Livingston
Martin leads our Livingston site in Scotland, having been involved since its launch in 2019 following the move from our former Stirling operation. His site knowledge, leadership and customer relationships are vital to the business.
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Jody McCullogh
Site Manager, Ballitore & Pennybridge
Jody manages our Ireland operations across Ballitore and Pennybridge. With over 15 years of service, he brings deep site knowledge and hands on experience to the running of both locations.