Profile: Tony Smurfit, scion of the times

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Age:53

Appearance: Dapper, well-coiffed

Newsworthiness: Smurfit faces significant challenges running the family business founded by his grandfather Jefferson

Is the Smurfit name a curse or a benefit in business?

Tony Smurfit, the chief executive of the packaging giant founded by his grandfather, Jefferson, and made famous by his father Michael, has considered this question. In January 2014, nine months before he was named the Smurfit Kappa group’s chief executive but with the ...