Paul Sheerin
Chief Executive, Scottish Engineering
Paul Sheerin has been Chief Executive of Scottish Engineering since 2018, Scotland's member organisation for engineering and manufacturing companies, representing over 500 members and over one third of employment in the Sector in Scotland.
Previously, Paul was interim Managing Director of the UK entity for Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) headquartered in US, designing, developing and manufacturing automated boiler cleaning equipment for energy, paper and marine applications.
Paul studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Glasgow and joined Nuclear Electric in 1990 as part of the Sizewell ‘B’ project team. After a period of working in the USA, he returned to Scotland and joined Polaroid at its Dumbarton base in 1996 and became Managing Director in 2005, then VP Global Operations of Polaroid’s sunglass business until 2017. Paul is a Trustee of Strathleven Foundation and has been a volunteer and supporter of Young Enterprise Scotland as Area Team Chair, seeking opportunities to promote Enterprise, Engineering and Manufacturing opportunities for all.