UK-based Rigid Containers has appointed David Richardson as its new Group Managing Director. He joins Rigid from DS Smith, where he worked for over 25 years, latterly as Sector Director Retail South, responsible for five sites and over 1000 employees.
Incoming Group Managing Director, David Richardson.
Richardson will replace Richard Coward who, having led the business for over a decade, is retiring. Both will work on a short handover with Richardson taking on the role of Group Managing Director in July.
“Having had the privilege of being at the helm of Rigid Containers for over a decade and as a team having achieved much of what we set out to do, now is the appropriate time to stand down and let someone else have the opportunity to take the business to the next level,” said Coward. “David’s excellent reputation proceeds him and it is clear that his personality and style will be well suited to Rigid and continue our transformation into one of the key players in the corrugated industry.”
