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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-003978"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SW"
cik: "0002005951"
company_name: "Smurfit Westrock plc"
filed_at: "2025-01-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T00:25:06.793950+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Smurfit Westrock LATAM CEO Jairo Lorenzatto steps down; Alvaro Henao succeeds effective Feb 1, 2025

## Summary
- Jairo Lorenzatto notified company on Jan 14, 2025; will step down as President & CEO LATAM on Jan 31 for personal reasons.
- Alvaro Henao, currently SVP of Integration, will assume the role effective Feb 1, 2025.
- Lorenzatto will serve in a non-executive advisory role through March 1, 2025 to assist transition.
- Henao brings 36 years at Smurfit Kappa Group, most recently as CEO Central Cluster from 2013-2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-003978
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SW
- cik: 0002005951
- company_name: Smurfit Westrock plc
- filed_at: 2025-01-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2005951/000110465925003978/0001104659-25-003978-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2005951/000110465925003978/tm253482d1_8k.htm

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