Simon joins CPI with 20 years’ experience of working in the paper industry. He joined the senior management team of the Smurfit Kappa SSK paper mill in 1995 as Managing Director of the raw material procurement arm Midlands Paper Recycling, before moving to a similar role at the solid board box maker, Kappa Corby in 2000. In 2005 he was asked to lead the newly consolidated Smurfit Kappa Recycling, where he has worked until recently.
CPI Director General David Workman said: “I am delighted that the CPI team has been further strengthened by Simon’s appointment. He brings a huge amount of knowledge and experience with him which will be put to good use in championing paper recycling in the UK.”
The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) is the leading trade association representing the UK’s paper- based industries, comprising recovered paper merchants, paper and board manufacturers and converters, corrugated packaging producers, and makers of soft tissue papers.
