Directorate change

Directorate change

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

Dublin, London | 19 December 2017

Board Appointment

Appointment of Carol Fairweather as an independent Director

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Smurfit Kappa Group plc (“SKG” or the “Group”), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of paper-based packaging products, with operations in Europe and the Americas, announces the appointment of Carol Fairweather to the Board as an independent, non-executive Director with effect from 1 January 2018.

Liam O’ Mahony, Smurfit Kappa Group Chairman, commented:

“We are delighted to announce the appointment of Carol to the Smurfit Kappa Group Board. We look forward to drawing on her expertise in the global retail sector and her experience as Chief Financial Officer of a FTSE 100 company.”

Carol Fairweather

Carol Fairweather was Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Director of Burberry Group plc from July 2013 to January 2017. She joined Burberry in June 2006 and prior to her appointment as CFO, she held the position of Senior Vice President, Group Finance. Prior to joining Burberry, Carol was Director of Finance at News International Limited from 1997 to 2005 and UK Regional Controller at Shandwick plc from 1991 to 1997.

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About Smurfit Kappa

Smurfit Kappa, a FTSE 100 company, is one of the leading providers of paper-based packaging solutions in the world, with around 45,000 employees in approximately 370 production sites across 35 countries and with revenue of €8.2 billion in 2016. We are located in 22 countries in Europe, and 13 in the Americas. We are the only large-scale pan-regional player in Latin America.

With our proactive team we relentlessly use our extensive experience and expertise, supported by our scale, to open up opportunities for our customers. We collaborate with forward-thinking customers by sharing superior product knowledge, market understanding and insights in packaging trends to ensure business success in their markets. We have an unrivalled portfolio of paper-packaging solutions, which is constantly updated with our market-leading innovations. This is enhanced through the benefits of our integration, with optimal paper design, logistics, timeliness of service, and our packaging plants sourcing most of their raw materials from our own paper mills.

Our products, which are 100% renewable and produced sustainably, improve the environmental footprint of our customers.

Check out our microsite openthefuture.info. Find us on Twitter at @smurfitkappa and on LinkedIn at ‘Smurfit Kappa’.

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