DS Smith announces Tessa Bamford to join its Board as Non-Executive Director

– UK, London –  DS Smith Plc (LON: SMDS), today announced the appointment of Tessa Bamford to its Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective from 1 January 2024.

“I look forward to working with Tessa on the DS Smith Board and to gaining the benefit of her extensive experience in the fields of leadership advice and recruitment, communications and investment banking. I am sure that she will make a very positive contribution to the Board.” said Board Chairman, Geoff Drabble.

Tessa Bamford will also join the Audit, Nomination, and Remuneration Committees.

About Tessa Bamford

Tessa Bamford will join following her retirement from Spencer Stuart, a global leadership search and advisory firm, where she led the UK Board and CEO practice, working with clients in the UK and internationally. Tessa previously held non-executive director roles at Ferguson plc for 10 years and at Barratt Developments plc for 9 years. Before joining Spencer Stuart, Tessa was a founding director of Cantos Communications, an online corporate communications company where she also managed many of its largest client accounts. Her earlier career was as an investment banker for 18 years, which started at BZW, then Schroders, later as MD in which she worked in both the UK and US advising companies on equity capital markets and M&A.

SOURCE: https://www.dssmith.com

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