Directorate Change

Smith (DS) PLC

29 September 2023

 

 29 SEPTEMBER 2023

DS Smith Plc

Non-Executive Director appointment

DS Smith Plc today announces the appointment of Tessa Bamford to the Company's Board as a Non-Executive Director, with effect from 1 January 2024. She will also join the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees of the Board.

Tessa will be joining following her retirement from Spencer Stuart, a global leadership search and advisory firm, where she led the UK Board and CEO practice, working with clients in the UK and internationally. Tessa previously held non-executive director roles at Ferguson plc for 10 years and at Barratt Developments plc for 9 years. Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Tessa was a founding director of Cantos Communications, an online corporate communications company where she also managed many of its largest client accounts. Her earlier career was as an investment banker for 18 years, which started at BZW, then Schroders, latterly as a managing director in which she worked in both the UK and US advising companies on equity capital markets and M&A.

Commenting on Tessa's appointment, Geoff Drabble, Chairman, said:

"I look forward to working with Tessa on the DS Smith Board and to gaining the benefit of her extensive experience in the fields of leadership advice and recruitment, communications and investment banking. I am sure that she will make a very positive contribution to the Board."

There is no further information to disclose in accordance with LR 9.6.13.

Iain Simm

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

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