Vaughan is Senior Vice President of Biomass Sales and Logistics at Drax PLC based in London, UK and manages a global team stationed in the UK, Canada and Japan, overseeing the creation and servicing of a substantial world-wide biomass sales book. Vaughan joined Drax through their acquisition of Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. in 2021, where he was the executive in charge of commercial and sustainability activities.

Vaughan is the President of the Wood Pellet Association of Canada and has served on that Board since 2012. He is a past-Director of the London based Sustainable Biomass Program Ltd (SBP) and past-Chairman of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters association, BC Division.

Vaughan has an extensive career in international business, particularly in the forest products industry. Previously, he spent almost 20 years with Sappi, a global pulp and paper company. As their executive in charge of their world-wide pulp sales, he was stationed in Hong Kong for 10 years before moving to Canada in 2007 and joining Pinnacle in 2011. Vaughan earned his BSc from the University of Natal and his MBA from the University of the Witwatersrand, both located in South Africa.