Paul is a Sydney-based pharmacist who has had a wide-ranging career in pharmacy ownership, professional representation, policy and regulation, not-for-profit organisations and local government.

Paul is currently the President of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and has been heading the FIP Board since 2023. FIP is the global federation of national pharmacy associations, representing over five million pharmacists, pharmacy educators and pharmaceutical scientists.

Paul has been a strong advocate for the expansion of pharmacists’ scope of practice and the provision of professional services delivered by pharmacists. He was at the forefront of advocacy, development and implementation of pharmacist-delivered vaccination services in New South Wales (NSW).

In 2019, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours list for his significant contribution to his community, the pharmacy profession and local government.

Before being elected President of FIP, Paul was the chair of the FIP Board of Pharmaceutical Practice and the FIP Community Pharmacy Section. Nationally, he served as the National Vice President and NSW president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, the chair of the Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy, and was a member of the NSW Pharmacy Council. Beyond Paul’s pharmacy governance involvement, he was also a board member for Asthma Australia and the Asthma Foundation of Queensland/NSW. Paul was the founding chair of the Kids of Macarthur Health Foundation, chair of the Myrtle Cottage Group, and a Councillor and mayor of the Campbelltown City Council, NSW.