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Anthony Smurfit is the Chief Executive Officer of Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), one of the leading providers of paper-based packaging solutions in the world.

Early life
He was born in Wigan, England in 1963 and following his early schooling in Ireland, he attended the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania where he graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor of Management Science.

Business success
Prior to becoming CEO at Smurfit Kappa he was Chief Operations Officer from November 2002 to September 2015 and he has held a number of other management positions having worked in various parts of the organisation both in the United States and Europe since he joined the company in 1986. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 1989.

He is a former Director of Aer Rianta (the Irish Airport Authority which is owned by the Irish Government), the Irish National Stud (an Irish Government owned operation), C&C plc and is currently sits on the Board of IBEC (Irish Business Employers Confederation)

Recognition
He was appointed Honorary Consul of Mexico to Ireland in 2003 and was honoured by the French Government in 2004 when he was nominated Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour. He holds an Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration and has been a member of the Turf Club of Ireland. In 2018 he was the winner of the 'Outstanding Contribution to the Industry' category at the UK Packaging awards.

Personal life
He is married to Sharon and they have 4 children. He is the son of Sir Michael Smurfit