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Irish businessperson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anthony Paul James Smurfit (born 1963) is a British-Irish businessman. He serves as the President and CEO of FTSE 100 packaging company Smurfit WestRock, which is named after his grandfather, John Jefferson Smurfit.
Tony Smurfit | |
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Born | Anthony Paul James Smurfit[1] 1963 (age 60–61) Wigan, United Kingdom |
Alma mater | University of Scranton |
Title | CEO of Smurfit WestRock |
Spouse |
Sharon Devlin (m. 1990) |
Children | 4 |
Family | Michael Smurfit (father) |
Smurfit was born in 1963 in Wigan in Lancashire to businessman Michael Smurfit and Norma Triesman.[3][4] He attended the Irish St Gerard's School and the American University of Scranton, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in management in 1985.[5][6] Subsequently, Smurfit spent some time in Japan to study the packaging industry.[5]
He joined Jefferson Smurfit – then led by his father – in the 1980s and was appointed director in 1989.[5] He served in several positions in the United States and Europe including as head of Smurfit France.[7][8] He became chief operations officer (COO) of the company's European division in 1999 after having been deputy for a year.[9][10] Smurfit was promoted to COO of the entire company in November 2002.[9]
In September 2015, he was appointed CEO of Smurfit Kappa following the retirement of his predecessor, Gary McGann.[9] Besides, Smurfit is on the boards of the Confederation of European Paper Industries and Ibec, and he is a Mexican honorary consul in Ireland and a member of the European Round Table for Industry.[1][11] Previously, he had also been a board member of Aer Rianta (1996–2001) and C&C Group (2012–2016).[12][13][14]
Smurfit is married to former model and actress Sharon Devlin and has four children.[3][4] One of his hobbies is horse breeding, having been a member of the Irish National Stud's board.[5][15]
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