Directorate Change

RNS Number : 2188N

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

04 May 2018

 

PRESS RELEASE

Dublin, London | 4 May 2018

Board Changes

SKG.I       SKG.L

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, advises that non-executive Director Rosemary Thorne retired from the Board following the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting held today, 4 May 2018.

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Garrett Quinn Smurfit Kappa Group T: [phone] E: [e-mail]	FTI Consulting T: [phone] E: [e-mail]

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 46,000 employees in approximately 370 production sites across 35 countries and with revenue of €8.6 billion in 2017. 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.

Follow us on Twitter at @smurfitkappa and on LinkedIn at 'Smurfit Kappa'. 

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