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Paul McLaughlin (born 29 December 1969) is CEO of Scotland Food & Drink, a leadership organisation representing the food and drink sector in Scotland.

He lives in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, with his wife, and daughter

Early life
McLaughlin grew up in Glasgow where he attended The University of Glasgow. He graduated in Engineering in 1991 and moved to Slough to join the Mars Confectionery graduate training programme. He is the son of Joseph and Catherine McLaughlin and is the eldest of their 4 children.

Career
Following completion of the Mars Confectionery graduate training scheme, he joined Coca-Cola in 2005, as Operations Controller at the Durham Plant, responsible for operations, engineering and warehouse functions.

He held various positions in Quality and Innovations departments, before becoming the Commercialisation Director for North-West Europe

He was appointed as CEO of Scotland Food & Drink in October 2007,

He is a member of the Scottish Government's Cross Party Group on Food and the Food & Drink Skills Academy Board

In December 2009, McLaughlin launched the first joined up strategy for the entire food and drink sector in Scotland, including agriculture, fishing and aquaculture