MEDIA RELEASE PR40550
Alex Ding Named Sales Director for Smurfit-Stone in Shanghai
CREVE COEUR, Mo. and CHICAGO, July 23 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation's Recycling division has named Alex Ding as
sales director in China. He is based in the company's Shanghai office.
In his new role, Ding will focus on maintaining and developing preferred
supplier relationships with Smurfit-Stone's customers, government agencies
and service providers.
Ding has an extensive knowledge of the paper and recycling industries. He
will lead Smurfit-Stone's Recycling sales team in China and represent its
interests in global packaging solutions, corporate procurement,
cross-divisional sales and business opportunities in China.
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (Pink Sheets: SSCCQ) is one of the
industry's leading integrated containerboard and corrugated packaging
producers and one of the world's largest paper recyclers. The company is a
member of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R) and the Chicago Climate
Exchange. Smurfit-Stone generated revenue of $5.57 billion in 2009; has led
the industry in safety every year since 2001; and conducts its business in
compliance with the environmental, health, and safety principles of the
American Forest & Paper Association.
SOURCE: Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation
CONTACT: Lisa Esneault,
+1-314-656-5827,