Sharon Whitehead FCIPD C.Dir. BSc in

Sharon Whitehead FCIPD C.Dir. BSc

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Non Executive Director - Board Member at ABP Food Group
📍 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Sharon Whitehead is the Global Chief Human Resources Officer at Smurfit Westrock, with over 30 years of strategic HR experience. She also serves as a Non-Executive Director for ABP Food Group. A Chartered Director, she holds a BSc from the Institute of Technology, Carlow and has deep expertise in international leadership and talent development.

Her appointment as a Non-Executive Director at a major food group while serving as CHRO for a global packaging leader highlights her cross-industry strategic expertise.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Non Executive Director - Board Member
Job Level
Senior
Location
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
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Inclusion & Diversity
Is quoted as being “strongly committed to inclusion, diversity and equality” and sees it as a way for her company to be a force for good in the market.
Corporate Governance
Serves as a Non-Executive Director on the board of ABP Food Group and is a qualified Chartered Director (CDir) with the Institute of Directors.
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Career

Work history

6-2022
Non Executive Director - Board Member
ABP Food Group
3-2019
Chief Human Resources Officer
Smurfit Westrock
6-2018
Member of Institute of Directors
Institute of Directors in Ireland
3-2019 - 7-2024
Group Vice President HR / Group Chief HR Officer
Smurfit Kappa
5-2017 - 7-2024
Advisory Council Member
Irish Management Institute
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ABP announces appointment of Sharon Whitehead as Non‑Executive Director. Featured in ABP Food Group
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Education
2019 - 2019
Diploma in Company Direction ( Directorship)
Institute of Directors (IoD)
1990 - 1994
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Institute of Technology, Carlow
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