James Cropper Appoints Paul Barber As Managing Director Of Paper & Packaging To Deliver Innovation, Growth And Leadership

Paul’s appointment comes in James Cropper’s 180^th year of operation and follows the unification of James Cropper Speciality Paper, Colourform, and Technical Fibre Products under one company name of James Cropper with the new brand essence – ‘Making a Material Difference’.

Having implemented a transformation programme including a streamlined portfolio and operational improvements, James Cropper has also made several strategic key hires with Paul Barber following the recent appointment of David Stirling as Chief Executive Officer.

With more than 25 years’ experience in the paper and packaging industry, Paul began his career as an Area Sales Manager for Sonoco. Roles at Weidenhammer Packaging Group, Smurfit Kappa, DS Smith and Corrboard followed, before Paul took the reins as Managing Director of the Coveris Group. Paul’s background includes skills in building customer partnerships and programmes of customer excellence, operational stabilisation and acceleration, investment planning, new product development, employee engagement strategies and manufacturing growth.