{"id":8931,"date":"2024-02-14T18:59:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T23:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.signium.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=8931"},"modified":"2026-01-07T16:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:55:03","slug":"the-signium-interview-with-ken-bowles","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.signium.com\/es\/news\/the-signium-interview-with-ken-bowles\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe\u2019ll see the average box about 25 times in its life.\u201d Leadership interview with Ken Bowles, CFO of Smurfit Kappa Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ken Bowles, CFO of Smurfit Kappa Group, shares his insights with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signium.com\/location\/dublin\/\">Signium Ireland<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signium.com\/consultant\/paul-holland\/\">Paul Holland<\/a data-aos=\"fade-up\"> on the recent announcement of the merger with WestRock creating the world\u2019s largest packaging company with combined revenue of circa $34bn, EBITDA of $5.5bn and circa 100,000 employees across 42 countries. Among other things, he shares his thoughts on the importance of culture within an organisation, Smurfit Kappa\u2019s purpose to create, protect &amp; care for people and the environment, his longstanding passion for sustainability and who he would invite to the ultimate dinner party!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Signium Interview with Ken Bowles, CFO Smurfit Kappa\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z43JeafNtjY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen data-aos=\"fade-up\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A graduate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Ken holds a first class MBA from UCD. He was appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer of Smurfit Kappa in April 2016. He previously served as Group Financial Controller and held a number of other senior financial roles in the Group since joining in 1994.<br>\u00a0<br>A passionate advocate for sustainability and environmental responsibility, Ken plays a crucial role in aligning Smurfit Kappa&#8217;s financial strategies with its sustainability goals. Some of his notable career highlights include the take private of Smurfit in 2002 and the merger with Kappa Packaging in 2005. 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