Matthew Stone

Trustee

Matthew is the Group Property Director at DS Smith, where has responsibility for all real estate, construction and facilities management activity across the c600 sites in 34 countries. He sits on their EMEA Capital Committee with responsibility for all property decisions, as well as being a Trustee Director of the DS Smith Group Pension Scheme.

He has 30+ years’ experience in property and has held senior positions at several FTSE 100 companies and equivalent sized organisations.

Matthew is a Chartered Surveyor and has a lifelong love of animals.

He lives on the South coast with his wife and three sons, their working cocker spaniel (Juno), cat (Sox) and several chickens. At weekends he is often out on his bicycle being challenged by the hills of the South Downs or walking Juno along another section of the South Downs Way.