Gareth Jenkins has been promoted into the role of managing director at DS Smith’s UK packaging division.
Mr Jenkins has worked for the company for 20 years. After joining the DS Smith graduate programme, he has performed over 10 different roles in the company, the most recent of which was sector director for retail corrugated covering eight operating units in the UK.
Mr Jenkins commented, ‘I’m proud to work in the packaging industry. It is a major employer and a British manufacturing success story. The industry employs 85,000 people in the UK and has sales in excess of £11 billion.
‘As the UK economy recovers, we have seen new confidence in corrugated as an effective, adaptable packaging material. Our customers need us to deliver not only competitive, innovative products but a really sustainable proposition that supports their valuable brands.
‘And how many people know that we collect and recycle over 80% of all the corrugated cardboard boxes we make?
‘At DS Smith, we’ve made some significant investments in our packaging business in recent years, and as one of the leading suppliers in the UK, we will continue to introduce new technology that delivers value for our customers,’ said Mr Jenkins. ‘I’m looking forward to leading a great UK team and believe we have an exciting future in the corrugated industry in the UK’
