DS Smith Plc announced the appointment with effect from 15 May 2023 of Eric Olsen to the Company's Board as a Non-Executive Director. He will also join the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees of the Board. Eric is currently CEO of Aliaxis, a global leader in fluid management solutions for building, infrastructure, industrial and agriculture applications.

A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holding a Master of Business Administration from HEC international business school in Paris, Eric was the CEO of LafargeHolcim from 2015-2017 where he ensured the successful merger of Lafarge and Holcim. Prior to that he also held a number of other roles within the Lafarge Group, including as EVP Organisation and Human Resources and EVP in charge of Operations. Eric started his career in the field of M&A at Deloitte & Touche and Banque Paribas and was one of the managing partners of Trinity Associates for 6 years.

Eric has dual American and French nationalities and is also a Board Member of Fortera and is a member of the Technical and Strategic Advisory Committee of Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe, as well as a corporate advisor for Temasek.