Garrett was appointed Group Chief Sustainability Officer to the Group Executive Committee in July 2021. He joined Smurfit Kappa in 2000 and has held several roles in operations across the Group in Argentina, France, and Ireland before moving to the UK where he managed several corrugated box plants. In 2016, he took up the role of Head of Investor Relations for the Group, a position he held until 2021. Garrett holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from University College Dublin and has completed his postgraduate studies with the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership. He was appointed as Director to the Smurfit Kappa Foundation in May 2022. Garrett is also the company representative to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), The Conference Board (US), and the Consumer Goods Forum.
