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Outgoing WestRock boss in line for €33.3m bonus following Smurfit Kappa merger
Smurfit Kappa and WestRock will merge into a singular, Irish-headquartered entity next year
David Sewell, the head of packaging group WestRock, could potentially receive as much as $36.9 million (€33.3 million) after the company’s merger with Smurfit Kappa is completed and he leaves the group, according to reports.
As reported by the Irish Times, Sewell could potentially receive a $9.34 million severance payment, $34.3 million of stock awards that would vest, as well as $2.56 million payable under a short-term incentive programme at WestRock when he departs from ...