Mr Pat Moore has been elected the new president and chief executive of Smurfit-Stone Corporation, the US subsidiary of Jefferson Smurfit.
Mr Moore will succeed Mr Ray Curran, who is retiring, the company said today.
Mr Moore (47) previously served as chief financial officer at Jefferson Smurfit Corporation and Smurfit-Stone, where he has been vice president and CFO since the company was organised in 1998.
The changes are effective immediately.