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SMDS

GB0008220112

Paper Packaging

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 11:35:04 2024-09-06 am EDT 		5-day change 1st Jan Change
447.20 GBX -0.49% Intraday chart for DS Smith Plc -4.44% +45.53%
Sep. 04 Stifel Downgrades DS Smith to Hold, Lowers PT MT
Sep. 03 DS Smith trading in line; International Paper deal on track AN

Executive Committee: DS Smith Plc

Manager
Positions heldSince
Miles Roberts

Miles Roberts

60 year

Chief Executive Officer 2010-05-03
Hugo Fisher

Hugo Fisher

-

Investor Relations Contact -
Iain Simm

Iain Simm

-

General Counsel 2016-06-05
Corporate Secretary 2016-06-05
Lisa Gibson

Lisa Gibson

-

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor -
Richard Pike

Richard Pike

55 year

Director of Finance/CFO 2023-06-29
Claire Dickson

Claire Dickson

-

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer 2021-04-30

Composition of the Board of Directors: DS Smith Plc

Director
CommitteesSince
Geoffrey Drabble

Geoffrey Drabble

64 year

Compensation Committee 2024-07-31
Nominating Committee Chair 2021-01-02
Governance Committee 2024-07-31
Nominating Committee 2024-07-31
Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson

69 year

Audit Committee 2022-05-31
HR Committee 2020-12-31
Governance Committee 2020-12-31
Compensation Committee 2022-05-31
Nominating Committee 2022-05-31
Celia Frances Baxter

Celia Frances Baxter

66 year

Audit Committee 2023-05-31
Nominating Committee 2023-05-31
Compensation Committee Chair 2023-03-31
Compensation Committee 2023-05-31
David Robbie

David Robbie

60 year

Compensation Committee 2020-11-16
Nominating Committee
Audit Committee Chair
Finance Committee 2020-11-16
Tessa Bamford

Tessa Bamford

65 year

Audit Committee 2023-12-31
Compensation Committee 2023-12-31
Nominating Committee 2023-12-31
Eric C. Olsen

Eric C. Olsen

59 year

Audit Committee 2023-05-14
Compensation Committee 2023-05-14
Nominating Committee 2023-05-14
Alina Kessel

Alina Kessel

- year

Audit Committee 2020-04-30
Compensation Committee 2020-04-30
Nominating Committee 2020-04-30
Miles Roberts

Miles Roberts

60 year

Nominating Committee 2013-09-09
Audit Committee 2022-09-18
Richard Pike

Richard Pike

55 year

Director/Board Member 2023-06-29

Latest Appointments: DS Smith Plc

Travis Perkins slashes dividend as profit drops ahead of new top team AN
Travis Perkins hires new CEO plus DS Smith head as chair AN
Travis Perkins plc Appoints Geoff Drabble as Non-Executive Director, with Effect from 1 October 2024 CI
Travis Perkins names new CEO and chair designate RE
DS Smith Plc Announces Retirement of Louise Smalley from the Board, Effective 3 September 2024 CI
International Paper Strikes All-Stock Deal to Purchase UK-Based DS Smith MT
International Paper Company and DS Smith Plc Announce Andrew K. Silvernail to be CEO of the Combined Company CI
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Former Officers and Directors: DS Smith Plc

Insider
Positions heldSinceUntil
Louise Smalley
Louise Smalley
Director/Board Member 2014-06-22 2024-09-02
Melanie Galloway
Melanie Galloway
Private Equity Analyst 2020-06-30 2023-10-31
Adrian Marsh
Adrian Marsh
Director/Board Member 2013-09-23 2023-06-29
Director of Finance/CFO 2013-09-23 2023-06-29
Rupert Soames
Rupert Soames
Director/Board Member 2019-02-28 2022-09-05
Independent Dir/Board Member - 2022-09-05
Rachel Stevens
Rachel Stevens
Public Communications Contact 2013-07-31 2022-05-31
Adrian Casey
Adrian Casey
Public Communications Contact 2016-03-31 2021-02-28
Gareth Davis
Gareth Davis
Director/Board Member 2010-06-02 2012-01-04
Chairman 2012-01-03 2021-01-02
Independent Dir/Board Member 2010-05-31 2021-01-02
Christopher Paul Britton
Christopher Paul Britton
Director/Board Member 2013-03-05 2020-09-07
Independent Dir/Board Member 2013-03-05 -
Jan Atkinson
Jan Atkinson
Human Resources Officer 2019-10-31 -
Jonathan Nicholls
Jonathan Nicholls
Director/Board Member 2009-11-30 2019-09-02
Independent Dir/Board Member 2009-11-30 2019-09-02
Kathleen O'Donovan
Kathleen O'Donovan
Director/Board Member 2012-12-04 2019-09-02
Independent Dir/Board Member 2012-12-04 2019-09-02
Ian Griffiths
Ian Griffiths
Director/Board Member 2014-06-22 2018-06-27
Independent Dir/Board Member 2014-06-22 2018-06-27
Matt Jowett
Matt Jowett
General Counsel 2012-01-03 2016-06-05
Corporate Secretary 2012-01-03 2016-06-05
Claire Binyon
Claire Binyon
Corporate Officer/Principal 2011-02-28 2014-03-31
Philippe J. C. Mellier
Philippe J. C. Mellier
Director/Board Member 2009-08-30 2014-02-10
Independent Dir/Board Member 2012-08-16 2014-02-10
Christopher Jonathan Bunker
Christopher Jonathan Bunker
Director/Board Member 2003-12-08 2013-09-02
Independent Dir/Board Member 2012-08-16 2012-08-16
Stephen Dryden
Stephen Dryden
Director of Finance/CFO 2008-03-31 2013-06-27
Linda Bell
Linda Bell
Corporate Officer/Principal 2011-12-31 2012-12-31
David Matthews
David Matthews
Corporate Officer/Principal 2011-08-31 2012-12-31
Peter Michael Johnson
Peter Michael Johnson
Chairman 2006-12-31 2012-01-03
Carolyn Cattermole
Carolyn Cattermole
Public Communications Contact 2009-08-09 2009-10-24
General Counsel 2012-01-03 2012-01-03
Corporate Secretary 2012-01-03 2012-01-03
Robert G. Beeston
Robert G. Beeston
Director/Board Member 2009-08-30 2010-12-07
Anthony David Thorne
Anthony David Thorne
Chief Executive Officer 2000-12-31 2010-05-03
Richard Egerton Christopher Marton
Richard Egerton Christopher Marton
Director/Board Member 2009-08-30 2009-08-30
George Adams
George Adams
Director/Board Member 2008-01-28 2009-05-26
Gavin Mathew Morris
Gavin Mathew Morris
Director of Finance/CFO - 2007-12-03
John Peter Williams
John Peter Williams
Director/Board Member 1991-10-30 2002-09-02
Michael Pragnell
Michael Pragnell
Director/Board Member 1995-12-31 1998-12-31
Richard David Brewster
Richard David Brewster
Chief Executive Officer 1982-12-31 1990-12-31
Gareth Jenkins
Gareth Jenkins
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Jorge Bonnin
Jorge Bonnin
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Alan Taylor
Alan Taylor
Human Resources Officer - -
Mark Dewhurst
Mark Dewhurst
Corporate Officer/Principal - -
Simon Craven
Simon Craven
Public Communications Contact - -
Peter Aubusson
Peter Aubusson
Public Communications Contact - -
David F. Buttfield
David F. Buttfield
Director/Board Member - -
James Hind
James Hind
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor - -
James Richard Deeley
James Richard Deeley
General Counsel 2011-07-14 -
Corporate Officer/Principal - 2011-07-14
Paul Morland
Paul Morland
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor - -
Christopher James Easteal
Christopher James Easteal
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor - -
Liz Christie
Liz Christie
Public Communications Contact 2010-04-28 -
Henry Davies
Henry Davies
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor - -
Richard Newman
Richard Newman
Corporate Officer/Principal - -

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male 10
Female 6

Of which Executive Committee

Male 4
Female 2

Of which Directors

Male 7
Female 2
ESG Refinitiv
B+

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Company Profile

Logo DS Smith Plc
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%).
Employees
29,495
Sector
Paper Packaging
Calendar
2024-12-05 - Q2 2025 Earnings Release
Related indices
STOXX Europe 600 Index (EUR) , FTSE 100
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Departures of Key Persons

Richard David Brewster
-
Richard David Brewster

Chief Executive Officer

1982-12-31 1990-12-31

Anthony David Thorne
-
Anthony David Thorne

Chief Executive Officer

2000-12-31 2010-05-03

Peter Michael Johnson
-
Peter Michael Johnson

Chairman

2006-12-31 2012-01-03

Gareth Davis
-
Gareth Davis

Chairman

2012-01-03 2021-01-02

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