Parsippany, New Jersey-based Sun Chemical, a manufacturer of printing inks, coatings and pigments, announces the appointment of Adam Anderson to the position of managing director for the UK, Nordics and South Africa.

Anderson joins Sun Chemical from DS Smith, a British-based international packaging company, where he was managing director of the company's heavy duty packaging division and was responsible for a number of sites within the UK and Ireland.

Before joining DS Smith, Anderson was in the British Army for more than a decade before retiring with the rank of major.

Anderson will be reporting to Greg Hayes, Sun's group managing director for the northern Europe region.