---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-022370"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SW"
cik: "0002005951"
company_name: "Smurfit Westrock plc"
filed_at: "2025-03-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T00:11:41.415497+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Smurfit Westrock appoints Carole L. Brown to board; Dmitri Stockton to depart at AGM

## Summary
- Carole L. Brown appointed as independent director effective March 11, 2025.
- Brown will serve on Audit and Sustainability committees.
- Board size increased from 14 to 15 directors.
- Dmitri L. Stockton to step down at the 2025 Annual General Meeting, reducing board to 14.
- Brown most recently served as Head of Asset Management Group at PNC Financial Services.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-022370
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SW
- cik: 0002005951
- company_name: Smurfit Westrock plc
- filed_at: 2025-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2005951/000110465925022370/0001104659-25-022370-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2005951/000110465925022370/tm258769d1_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-022370
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-022370.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Carole L. Brown was appointed as Director at Smurfit Westrock plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 10, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Smurfit Westrock plc (the “Company”) appointed Carole L. Brown to the Board as an independent director, effective March 11, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2005951/000110465925022370/0001104659-25-022370-index.htm
- Executive change
  Dmitri L. Stockton departed as Director at Smurfit Westrock plc.
  - Action: stepping down
  - Role: Director
  source text: As previously disclosed, Dmitri L. Stockton will be stepping down from the Board, effective as of the conclusion of the Company’s 2025 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2005951/000110465925022370/0001104659-25-022370-index.htm

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