London · Delayed Price · Currency is GBP · Price in GBp DS Smith Company Description
DS Smith Plc provides packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services worldwide.
The company offers transit and transport, consumer, retail and shelf ready, heavy duty, fiber base pallets, automotive standard, multi-material, dangerous goods, and e-commerce packaging, as well as packaging for food and drinks, health and beauty, apparel and footwear, home and DIY, and consumer electronics.
It also provides various recycling and waste management services, including total waste management, paper and cardboard recycling, and plastics recycling, as well as recycling solutions for the retail, manufacturing, print and publishing, paper mills, automotive, pharmaceutical, and public sectors.
In addition, the company offers brown, white, and kraft liners; medium/fluting grades; dual-use grades; coated papers; and specialty papers, as well as technical and supply chain services.
Further, it provides point of sale display solutions comprising countertop, floor and free standing, shelf and corrugated tray, modular, toblerone, parasite, dump bin displays, as well as pallet boxes; packaging machine systems for FMCG, pharmaceutical, medical, logistics, e-commerce, and industrial markets; and auditing, training, and after-sales services.
The company was formerly known as David S. Smith (Holdings) PLC and changed its name to DS Smith Plc in 2001.
DS Smith Plc was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. As of January 31, 2025, DS Smith Plc operates as a subsidiary of International Paper Company.
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Industry | Packaging & Containers |
| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Employees | 29,495 |
| CEO | Miles Roberts |
Contact Details
Address: 1 Paddington Square London, W2 1DL United Kingdom | |
| Phone | 44 20 7756 1800 |
| Website | dssmith.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | SMDS |
| Exchange | London Stock Exchange |
| Fiscal Year | May - April |
| Reporting Currency | GBP |
| ISIN Number | GB0008220112 |
| SIC Code | 2650 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Miles William Roberts | Group Chief Executive and Executive Director |
| Richard Neil Pike ACA, AMCT, ATII, LLB | Group Finance Director and Executive Director |
| Anjali Kotak | Investor Relations Director |
| Iain David Cameron Simm | Group General Counsel and Company Secretary |
| Marc Chiron | Sales, Marketing and Innovation Director |
| Hugo Fisher | Group Investor Relations Director |
| Keith Ledbetter | Chief Financial Officer of Global Plastics and North America Packaging and Paper Divisions |
| Alexander Manisty | Group Head of Strategy and Innovation |
| Keith Tornes | Managing Director, Paper, Forestry and Recycling for North America |