CITPA is the International Confederation of paper Converters in Europe, representing some EUR 60 billion of production value of paper related converters, with
membership covering corrugated and packaging, beverage cartons, folding cartons, self-adhesive labels and related products as well as paper sacks and paper bags, cores and tubes and kraft and speciality papers.

CITPA’s role is to coordinate and exchange information and organise joint actions on issues of common interest. It represents both multinational companies and smaller medium sized firms. Part of their role is to lobby European institutions to ensure that their membership interests are protected and promoted.

McLellan is currently chairman of the UK’s Logson Group and is a non-executive director of Swanline Print & Packaging. He retired from Dssmith in April, and
succeeds Bengt Nordin, who has a long and distinguished career in the paper industry with companies such as Korsnäs and is a previous Eurokraft president.