Board of Directors

Irial is the Chair of Smurfit Westrock. He is the former Chair of Smurfit Kappa Group, a position he held from May 2019. Mr Finan was Executive Vice President of the Coca-Cola Company and President of the Bottling Investments Group from 2004 until he stepped down from the role in December 2017 and retired in March 2018. Prior to this Mr Finan served as Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company SA. He joined the Coca-Cola System in 1981 and during his time there he held key leadership roles. Irial is a Board member of Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

Anthony is President, Group Chief Executive Officer and Director of Smurfit Westrock. He served as a Director of Smurfit Kappa Group since 1989 and was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer in September 2015. Prior to this he served as Group Chief Operations Officer of SKG from November 2002. He was Chief Executive of Smurfit Europe from October 1999 to 2002 prior to which he was Deputy Chief Executive of Smurfit Europe and previously Chief Executive Officer of Smurfit France. Anthony is also a member of the European Round Table of Industrialists.

Ken is Executive Vice President, Group Chief Financial Officer and Director of Smurfit Westrock. He joined the Smurfit Kappa Group in 1994 and occupied a number of finance roles in various parts of the Group. He was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer of SKG in April 2016, prior to which he was the Financial Controller from 2010. He was SKG’s Head of Tax from 2007 to 2010 prior to which he was appointed as the first Head of Compliance in 2004. Ken is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants and holds a first class MBA from the UCD Graduate School of Business.

Kaisa is a Non-executive Director of Smurfit Westrock. She spent over twenty years at Neste Corporation, where she was a key architect in the strategic transformation of the company to become the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel. She served as Executive Vice President, Renewable Products at Neste Corporation and as a member of the Neste Executive Board from 2014 to 2019. Prior to this she held a number of senior positions including VP, Renewable Fuels, Neste Corporation. Kaisa is a former Non-executive Director and Senior Independent Director of Smurfit Kappa Group. Kaisa is currently a Non-employee Director at Exxon Mobil Corporation and Non-executive Director of Rio Tinto.

Colleen is a Non-executive Director of Smurfit Westrock. She served as senior vice president, sales and distribution for lnternational Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, she held a number of senior positions with lBM from 1998 to 2014, including senior vice president, application management services, lBM Global Business Services; general manager of GBS Strategy, Global Consulting Services, Global lndustries and Global Application Services; general manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa; general manager, Australia and New Zealand Global Services; and CEO of Global Services Australia. Colleen is a former Non-executive Director of WestRock.

Timothy is a Non-executive Director of Smurfit Westrock. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer, at RBX Industries, Inc. Prior to joining RBX Industries he spent 16 years in various management positions with Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Timothy is a former Non-executive Director of WestRock. He served as a Director of Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation until it was acquired by RockTenn in 2011 and as a Director of RockTenn from 2011 until the effective date of the 2015 merger with MeadWestvaco Corporation, to form WestRock. He is currently the managing member of TJB Management Consulting, LLC and is as a Non-executive Director of International Seaways, Inc.

Jørgen is a Non-executive Director of Smurfit Westrock.  He is the former Chief Executive Officer of Carlsberg AS a position he held from 2007 until he retired in 2015 having joined the company in 2006.He previously held senior positions in several global FMCG companies, including Gillette Group, Duracell, Mars and Unilever over the previous 28 years. He was previously a Non-executive Director of Smurfit Kappa Group. Jørgen is currently Chair of Uhrenholt AS and Chair of the Advisory Board member of Blazar Capital.

Terrell is a Non-executive Director of Smurfit Westrock. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Monsanto Company from 2000 to 2009, and as the CEO of Monsanto’s vegetable business from 2008 to 2009. He is a former Non-executive Director of WestRock. He served as a Director of Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation until it was acquired by RockTenn in 2011 and as a Director of RockTenn from 2011 until the effective date of the 2015 merger with MeadWestvaco Corporation, to form WestRock. Terrell currently serves as a Director of Archer Daniels Midland Company.

Carol is a Non-executive Director of Smurfit Westrock. She was Chief Financial Officer and an executive Director of Burberry Group plc from July 2013 to January 2017. She joined Burberry in June 2006 and prior to her appointment as CFO, she held the position of Senior Vice President, Group Finance. Prior to joining Burberry, she was Director of Finance at News International Limited from 1997 to 2005 and UK Regional Controller at Shandwick plc from 1991 to 1997. She is a former Non-executive Director of Smurfit Kappa Group. She currently serves as a Non-executive Director of Segro plc. Carol is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Mary Lynn is a Non-executive Director of Smurfit Westrock. She spent over 35 years at Procter & Gamble, where she held a number of senior leadership positions, including her roles as Chief Executive Officer of Family Care (Paper Products) and P&G Ventures, positions she held since 2019 having served as Group President of Family Care (Paper Products) since 2014 and P&G Ventures since 2015. Prior to that, from 2011, she was based in Switzerland where she held the position of Group President Western Europe and then Group President Europe. She is a former Non-executive Director of Smurfit Kappa Group. Mary Lynn is a Non-executive Director of Molson Coors Beverage Company and a Board member of FJ Management Inc.

Suzan is a Non-executive Director of Smurfit Westrock. She served as president of Global Oral Care at Colgate-Palmolive Company (“Colgate”) from 2012 to 2019. Previously, she served as President of Hill’s Pet Nutrition Inc. North America from 2009 to 2011, Vice President, Marketing for Colgate U.S. from 2006 to 2009 and Vice President and General Manager of Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, North America and Europe from 2005 to 2006. She is also a former Non-executive Director of WestRock. Suzan currently serves as a Director of Archer Daniels Midland Company and Ashland Inc.

Lourdes is a Non-executive Director of Smurfit Westrock. She is an academic and strategic advisor recognised for her expertise in energy, sustainability and governance. As former Vice Minister for Electricity from 2012 to 2014 and Vice Minister for Hydrocarbons from 2014 to 2016, she played a key role in the design, negotiation and implementation of Mexico’s 2013 Energy Reform. Previously, as a career diplomat, she held various positions in Mexico’s Foreign Service and at the Ministry of Energy. She is a former Non-executive Director of Smurfit Kappa Group. Lourdes is a Board member of Banco Santander Mexico S.A and an independent Director of CEMEX, S.A.B de C.V.

Dmitri is a Non-executive Director of Smurfit Westrock.  He most recently served as Senior Vice President and Special Advisor to the Chairman of General Electric Company (“GE”) from 2016 until his retirement in 2017. From 2011 to 2016, he served as Chairman, President and CEO of GE Asset Management, a global asset management company affiliated with GE, and as senior vice president of GE. From 2008 to 2011, he served as President and CEO for GE Capital Global Banking and Senior Vice President of GE based in London, UK. He previously also served as President and CEO for GE Consumer Finance for Central and Eastern Europe. He is a former Non-executive Director of WestRock. Dmitri currently serves as a Director of Deere & Co., Ryder System, Inc. and Target Corp.

Alan is a Non-executive Director of Smurfit Westrock.  He served as Chairman of the Board of McCormick & Company, Inc. (“McCormick”), a consumer food company, from 2009 to 2017, and CEO of McCormick from 2008 to 2016. He joined McCormick in 1993 and also served in a variety of other positions, including as President from 2007 to 2015, President of North American Consumer Products from 2005 to 2006, President of the U.S. Consumer Foods Group from 2003 to 2005 and Vice President – Sales and Marketing for the U.S. Consumer Foods Group from 2001 to 2003. He is the former Chair of WestRock Company. Alan currently serves as a Director of T. Rowe Price Group.