Chiara is a driven and passionate professional who leverages her charisma, sharpness and business acumen to inspire and provoke new thinking, to deliver and grow the business. 20 years of professional experience in innovation, consumer, customer & market insight, brand planning and strategy across cultures and industries.

Chiara's particular passions are:
• Building sustainable profitable business through a differentiating brand development that ensures customers' trust and loyalty
• Innovation & New Product Development from ideation to commercialization
• Grooming and coaching talents and external partners for top performance and team’s success
• Operating in complex organizations across boundaries of geography, culture and function
• Multi-cultural business management experience across developed and developing markets (Europe, Russia, Japan, Middle East, Africa, Canada, Central America)

DS Smith is a leading provider of corrugated packaging for consumer and industrial goods supported by paper and recycling operations, employing c.31,000 people worldwide. Our cross business expertise, from design to production and supply to recycling means we create solutions that look at the whole, not just one part. Our unified approach and Supply Cycle Thinking reduces complexity and simplifies the supply chains of our customers. The result is a positive impact on their business or even a step-change in total performance of their supply chain.