Philip Green, born and educated in Manchester, UK, has an Honour Degree in Nuclear/Radiation/Environmental Chemistry. After working at a Research Nuclear Reactor in the UK, then as an Explosives Chemist in South Africa, he finally joined the South African paint industry in 1982. He first worked for Dulux South Africa from 1982-1996, working his way up from bench chemist to Senior Development Manager for all Decorative Products in Southern Africa. He then went to Mauritius where he was Technical/Production Manager for a paint company SOFAP LTEE. He returned to South Africa in 1998 and has been an independent Paint Technology Consultant ever since. He has worked in 48 countries around the world, 21 in Africa, and has had over 50 papers published in journals and at paint conferences.