Phil Parbury is Director of Operations at TOMRA Collection Singapore, part of the global TOMRA Group, which pioneers reverse vending and material recovery systems in over 80 markets joins Enterprise Radio.
Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Phil Parbury discuss the following:
- You often speak about operational courage. What is one decision in your career where that courage was genuinely tested, and what did it change for you as a leader?
- What has been the hardest form of internal resistance you have faced when driving change, and how did you overcome it without losing momentum or trust?
- How do you think organisations should use data and AI-driven analytics to build trust and stand apart in an industry under constant scrutiny?
- You have said sustainability is now an information discipline. What advice would you give leaders who still treat it as compliance rather than a strategic capability?
- Looking ahead to 2026 and beyond, what shifts should leaders in your sector be paying attention to now, not later?
- Long-horizon strategies take time. What have you learned about sustaining team belief and stakeholder confidence when results are not immediate?
- When you reflect on your own leadership journey, who or what has most shaped your understanding of operational courage?
Phil Parbury is an operations and systems leader with a reputation for turning good ideas into scalable, sustainable impact. With a career spanning aerospace, manufacturing, and now the environmental tech sector, Phil thrives at the intersection of innovation and execution.
As Director of Operations at TOMRA Collection Singapore, Phil leads multidisciplinary teams to deliver next-generation recycling and smart collection systems across emerging markets. His focus: streamline complexity, empower teams, and build systems that work smarter — not harder.
A believer in disciplined creativity and evidence-based improvement, Phil has overseen large-scale transformation projects, from modernizing legacy platforms to redesigning service operations and pioneering tech in sustainability. At the core of his leadership philosophy is a relentless curiosity and a team mantra: “How can we be better tomorrow?”
Whether you’re looking to talk systems thinking, leadership in innovation, sustainability, or scaling teams for impact, Phil brings both thought leadership and lived experience to the table.
Website: https://www.tomra.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-parbury
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