Rigid Containers, part of the VPK Group, has appointed Zoe Flitter as Group Talent & Learning Manager to further support and improve the organisation’s people development strategy.

Zoe joins Rigid from DS Smith where she has held a number of roles including Learning & Qualifications Manager. Prior to that she was employed by Babcock International as a Skills Trainer. In her new role Zoe will support the wider talent agenda and lead development, implementation and delivery of an effective training model across the Group. She will also have specific responsibility for management of the Apprenticeship Levy, maximising its use for learning and development, and also having strategic accountability for early talent Graduate and Apprentice intake. “I am delighted to be joining Rigid at an exciting time in its evolution.

This opportunity really enables me to support the business and embed a learning culture that will continue to benefit all our colleagues and the Group as a whole,” said Zoe. Commenting on the appointment, Sonia Card Group HR Director said; “Developing the skills of our people is an integral part of Rigid and I am looking forward to Zoe working with all our stakeholders to deliver a culture of learning that deliver for the business.”