– UK, Kendal – James Cropper plc (LON: CRPR), the Advanced Materials and Paper & Packaging group, announced the appointment of Jon Yeung to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director effective on September 2024.
“I am delighted to welcome Jon to James Cropper. Jon’s depth of finance, leadership and business growth experience will be hugely beneficial to the Board as we seek breakout growth in the coming years, and I look forward to working with him,” said Board Chair, Mark Cropper.
The company announced that Jim Sharp will step down from the Board upon the AGM.
Jon Yeung will also join the Audit Committee as Chair and the Remuneration and Nomination Committees as a member.
About Jon Yeung
Jon Yeung is a chartered accountant and brings significant experience in creating shareholder value through long-term business transformation and growth. During 11 years at LGC Science Group – a global life sciences group serving a variety of end markets globally – he held various leadership roles, including Group Finance Director and COO/Managing Director of the £400m Standards division, during which the business saw significant growth. Before this, Jon spent 16 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP working extensively with listed businesses across audit and transaction projects including financing and M&A. Jon is currently a Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair at private equity-owned Fera Science. He also serves as an advisory Board member for Charterpath, a not-for-profit organization that seeks to connect individuals with finance skills with charities.
James Cropper is a market leader in Advanced Materials and Paper & Packaging, centered around four market audiences: Energy Solutions, Composite Solutions, Luxury Packaging, and Creative Papers.
A purpose-led business, built upon six generations of the Cropper family, James Cropper has a 600+ international workforce and an operational reach in over 50 countries.
Established in 1845, the Group manufactures creative papers, luxury packaging, and advanced materials incorporating pioneering non-wovens and electrochemical coatings.
James Cropper is a specialist provider of niche solutions tailored to a unique customer specification, ranging from substrates and components in hydrogen electrolysis and fuel cells to bespoke colors and textures in paper and molded fiber packaging designed to replace single-use plastics.
The Group operates across multiple markets from luxury retail to renewable energy. It is renowned globally for service, capability, pioneering, and multi-award-winning commitment to the highest standards of sustainability.
James Cropper’s goal is to be operationally net zero by 2030 and to reduce carbon through its entire supply chain to net zero by 2050.
For more: https://www.jamescropper.com/
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