Darren Pickard

Darren Pickard is an experienced finance leader currently serving as the Head of Commercial Finance and Operations for Northern Europe at DS Smith since January 2022. With a robust background in financial management, Darren has held key positions at Bayer, managing finance for the Pharma and Consumer Health sectors, and at PepsiCo, where contributions spanned finance business partnering and project leadership in transformational initiatives. Darren's expertise includes P&L management, forecasting, pricing governance, and process improvements, complemented by notable achievements such as awards for capital management excellence and team accolades. With a strong educational foundation in Economics and Accounting from the University of Hull and professional qualifications from CIMA, Darren also actively engages in mentoring and promoting inclusive workplace initiatives.