Jiří Rak, Smurfit Kappa

Jiří Rak graduated from the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, majoring in wood processing, at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague. He spent a half year on an internship at Växjö University in Sweden. He worked as a product manager and salesperson in Czech and foreign companies dealing with wood processing and construction. In 2013, he joined the sales team at Smurfit Kappa, where he actively participates in many successful projects. Since 2019, he has been running the Smurfit Kappa Kolín plant, which produces packaging specialties, among other things.