The UK Deposit Management Organisation (UK DMO) has appointed Niamh Lawlor as chief financial officer, filling the final board position for the company that will deliver the Deposit Return Scheme in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Lawlor joins the DMO from Poundstretcher, where she was chief financial officer. Prior to this, she spent over two decades at Tesco, holding a range of senior finance positions spanning retail operations, logistics, infrastructure and online delivery.
She will now be a member of the DMO’s Executive Leadership Team and Board, responsible for leading the organisation’s financial strategy, governance and performance as it continues to build towards full operational delivery of the DRS.
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Lawlor, said: “The DMO has made strong progress in a short space of time, and I’m pleased to be joining at this important next phase. I’m looking forward to working with colleagues to help build the financial foundations needed to support the successful delivery of the scheme.”
The company has been tasked by the three governments with delivering a Deposit Return Scheme to go live in October 2027. From that date, when people buy drinks containers made from PET plastic, steel and aluminium between 150ml and 3 litres, they will pay a small deposit – which they will get back in full when they return the empty container for recycling.
