Smurfit Kappa GrpPLC Directorate Change
December 05 2013 - 11:00AM
UK Regulatory
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Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr John Moloney to join SKG Board
SKG.ISKG.L
Dublin, London, 5 December, 2013: Smurfit Kappa Group plc ("SKG"
or the "Group"), one of the world's largest integrated
manufacturers of paper-based packaging products, with operations in
Europe and the Americas, is pleased to announce the appointment of
Mr John Moloney to the Board as an independent, non-executive
Director with effect from today.
About Mr John Moloney
John Moloney (59) is the former Group Managing Director of
Glanbia plc, a global performance nutrition and ingredients
company. John served as Group Managing Director of Glanbia plc from
2001 until he retired from this position in November 2013. He
joined Glanbia plc in 1987 and held a number of senior management
positions before he was appointed Deputy Group Managing Director in
2000 and, subsequently, as Group Managing Director in 2001. He was
a member of the Glanbia plc Board for 16 years having been first
appointed in September 1997.
John is a non-executive Director of DCC plc and of Greencore
Group plc. He is also a Council Member of the Irish Business and
Employers Confederation. He graduated from University College
Dublin ('UCD') with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science in 1978 and
was awarded an MBA in 1988 from National University of Ireland
Galway. In 2011, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science
degree from UCD.
Smurfit Kappa Group Chairman, Liam O'Mahony, commented: "John
brings significant experience of international markets and we are
delighted to announce his appointment as an independent Director.
He led the transformation of Glanbia into a global leader and we
believe he will make a valuable contribution to the continuing
development of Smurfit Kappa."
ENDS
Smurfit Kappa
Smurfit Kappa is one of the leading producers of paper-based
packaging in the world, with around 41,000 employees in
approximately 350 production sites across 32 countries and with a
sales revenue of EUR7.3 bn in 2012.
Innovation, service and pro-activity towards customers, using
sustainable resources, is our primary focus. This focus is enhanced
through us being an integrated producer, with our packaging plants
sourcing the major part of their raw materials from our own paper
mills. We are the European leader in paper-based packaging,
operating in 21 countries selling products including corrugated,
containerboard, bag-in-box, solidboard and solidboard packaging. We
have a growing base in Eastern Europe in many of these product
areas. We also have a key position in other product/market segments
including graphicboard, MG paper and sack paper.
We are the only large scale pan regional player in the Americas,
operating in 11 countries in total in North, Central and South
America.
Seamus Murphy FTI Consulting
Smurfit Kappa Group
Tel: +353 1 202 71 80 Tel: +353 1 663 36 86
E-mail: E-mail: smurfitkappa@fticonsulting.com
ir@smurfitkappa.com
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