Company DS Smith

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GB0008220112

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Apr. 09	DS Smith Launches Recyclable, Reusable Cooler	CI
Feb. 28	DS Smith Appoints Timothy S. Nicholls as Executive Vice President and President	CI

Business description: DS Smith

DS Smith Plc is a leading European producer of corrugated cardboard and recycled paper industrial packaging. The group's activity is organized around two product families:

- recycled corrugated cardboard packages: cardboard packing boxes, shipping packages, octabins, catering boxes, dividers, point-of-sale displays, etc.;

- flat cardboards: layered cardboards and foam boards, single-layer technical-grade cardboards, special custom cardboards, protective dividers, etc.

Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (15.7%), France (14.8%), Italy (10.6%), Germany (9.2%), the United States (8.7%) and other (41%).

Number of employees: 29,495

Sales by Activity: DS Smith

Fiscal Period: April	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Northern Europe	2.33B	2.37B	2.79B	3.13B	2.6B
Southern Europe	2.21B	2.16B	2.74B	3.15B	2.53B
Eastern Europe	892M	909M	1.12B	1.28B	1.11B
North America	604M	541M	597M	664M	586M

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Geographical breakdown of sales: DS Smith

Fiscal Period: April	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Rest of the World	1.95B	1.73B	2.08B	2.34B	2B
UK	828M	947M	1.11B	1.3B	1.07B
France	844M	897M	1.07B	1.2B	1.01B
Iberia	704M	654M	841M	970M	798M
Italy	563M	599M	822M	972M	720M
Germany	587M	599M	708M	763M	631M
USA	569M	551M	606M	671M	591M

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Executive Committee: DS Smith

Manager	Title	Age	Since
Miles Roberts CEO	Chief Executive Officer	61	2010-05-03
Claire Dickson CTO	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	-	2021-04-30
Hugo Fisher IRC	Investor Relations Contact	-	-
Lisa Gibson AUD	Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	-	-
Greg Dawson PRN	Corporate Officer/Principal	-	-

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Composition of the Board of Directors: DS Smith

Director	Title	Age	Since
Alina Kessel BRD	Director/Board Member	-	2020-04-30
Geoffrey Drabble CHM	Chairman	65	2021-01-02
Alan Johnson BRD	Director/Board Member	69	2022-05-31
Eric C. Olsen BRD	Director/Board Member	60	2023-05-14
Tessa Bamford BRD	Director/Board Member	66	2023-12-31

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Company details: DS Smith

DS Smith Plc

1 Paddington Square Level 3

W2 1DL, London

+44 20 7756 1800

http://www.dssmith.com

Group companies: DS Smith

Name	Category and Sector
DS Smith Finco Ltd. DS Smith Finco Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Part of International Paper Co., DS Smith Finco Ltd. is a British company that provides credit services. The company is based in London, UK.	Finance/Rental/Leasing
DW Plastics NV DW Plastics NV Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing Part of International Paper Co., DW Plastics NV is a Belgian company that manufactures and distributes plastic injection moulds. The company is based in Bilzen, Belgium.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing
DS Smith Ireland Treasury DAC DS Smith Ireland Treasury DAC Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of International Paper Co., DS Smith Ireland Treasury DAC is an Irish company that provides financial services. The company is located in Ireland.	Financial Conglomerates
DS Smith Packaging Sweden AB DS Smith Packaging Sweden AB Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of International Paper Co., DS Smith Packaging Sweden AB is a Swedish company that provides packaging, recycling services and manufactures paper products. The company is based in Värnamo, Sweden.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services
DS Smith Packaging Netherlands BV DS Smith Packaging Netherlands BV Pulp & PaperProcess Industries Part of Stora Enso Oyj, DS Smith Packaging Netherlands BV is a Dutch company that manufactures paper products. The company is based in Eerbeek, Netherlands. The CEO of the company is Stefano Rossi. DS Smith Packaging Netherlands was acquired by De Jong Verpakking BV, a SUB of Stora Enso Oyj from DS Smith Plc on October 13, 2021 for $59.09 million.	Pulp & Paper

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