Paul France is a principal engineer for The Procter & Gamble Company. He joined P&G in 1991 at the European Technical Center in Brussels, Belgium, where he had process development responsibilities. He transferred in 1995 to Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, where he joined the Corporate Engineering group. Currently, Mr. France leads the Fabric Care New Business Development Section with responsibilities for new packaging and device development.

Within P&G, Mr. France is also a Technology Entrepreneur: constantly on the outlook for new technologies and new products, seeking to build a global innovation network by identifying and connecting with the talents and technologies of today’s most prepared minds and capabilities.

Mr. France received a B.S. and a M.S. degree in Bioengineering from the University of Ghent, Belgium and is currently completing a MBA with the University of Phoenix. He holds 39 granted US patents and a dozen published articles. He serves on the board of directors of Anatech NV (Leuven, Belgium) and on the advisory board of SciTech Patent Art (Hyderabad, India).