DS Smith has appointed Emma Ciechan as Finance Director for its Paper Division. She joined DS Smith as Director of Planning and Performance Management in November 2016 from Guardian Media Group, where she was Group Financial Controller. DS Smith’s paper division employs 3000 people and produces over 4 million tonnes of sustainable paper products from 14 mills across 10 countries.
Commenting on her success at DS Smith and her new post as Finance Director for the Paper Division, Ciechan said, “A year after joining DS Smith, I was delighted when I was offered the opportunity to lead the Sustainability team, in addition to retaining my core Financial Planning and Performance Management role. The Sustainability team are a group of passionate sustainability experts who, I hope, benefitted from my team leadership, experience and drive to deliver positive change.”
She added, “I’m looking forward to the challenge ahead and the opportunity to work with the senior management team within our Paper division. DS Smith’s recent initiatives around paper making, such as our work on coffee cup recycling and our insights around plastic replacement in the supermarkets, could have a significant impact on some of the biggest challenges in our society.”
Following on from Ciechan’s appointment, the Sustainability Team will now come under the leadership of Greg Dawson, Director of Corporate Affairs at DS Smith, further embedding the sustainability targets into the corporate affairs strategy.
