Smurfit Kappa announces that Gary McGann, Group CEO will retire on 31 August, 2015. The Board has appointed Tony Smurfit, President & Chief Operating Officer, as Group CEO Designate to succeed Mr McGann on 1 September, 2015.

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Smurfit Kappa appoints Tony Smurfit as Group CEO Designate

May 05, 2015. /Lesprom Network/. Smurfit Kappa announces that Gary McGann, Group CEO will retire on 31 August, 2015. The Board has appointed Tony Smurfit, President & Chief Operating Officer, as Group CEO Designate to succeed Mr McGann on 1 September, 2015.

Tony Smurfit, Group CEO Designate, added: "I am honoured to accept the trust the Board has placed in me and am committed to building on the team's outstanding contribution under Gary's leadership. We have a clear vision for Smurfit Kappa and a highly regarded, performance-oriented, management team to sustain that vision. Our balance sheet strength and cashflow generation capability will enable us to accelerate our evolution towards an ever more successful, market-led, customer centric packaging company.”

The Smurfit Kappa Group is Europe's leading corrugated packaging company and one of the leading paper-based packaging companies in the world.