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Garrett Quinn
Head of Sustainability, Branding and Communications, Smurfit Westrock
Garrett was appointed Group Chief Sustainability Officer in July 2021 and took on Branding and Communications in 2026. He joined
Smurfit Westrock in 2000 and has held a number of roles in operations across the Group in Argentina, France and Ireland before moving to the UK, where he managed a number of corrugated box plants. In 2016, he took up the position 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 Westrock Foundation in 2022, and to Business for Biodiversity Ireland in 2026.
Smurfit Westrock in 2000 and has held a number of roles in operations across the Group in Argentina, France and Ireland before moving to the UK, where he managed a number of corrugated box plants. In 2016, he took up the position 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 Westrock Foundation in 2022, and to Business for Biodiversity Ireland in 2026.
