SAPPI LIMITED

Rudolf Thummer Sappi board committee memberships
Sustainability Committee
Age: 63
Qualifications: Dr. Techn, Dipl-Ing Skills, expertise and experience
Dr. Thummer joined the Sappi Board after having served many
Nationality: Austrian
years in the pulp and paper industry. He joined Hannover
Appointed: February 2010 Papier in 1979 (later purchased by Sappi) as Manager of
Research and Development. In 1982, he became the Paper Mill
Manager at Alfeld mill. In 1990 he was appointed Technical
Director of Alfeld mill. In 1992, Dr. Thummer became an
Executive Board Member of the Hannover Papier Group,
responsible for Manufacturing at the Alfeld and Ehingen mills.
In 1998 he moved to Sappi Fine Paper Europe based in
Brussels as Technical Director and Executive Board Member.
He served as Group Head Technology of Sappi Limited from
January 1, 2006 up to his retirement at the end of December
2007.
Executive directors
Sappi board committee memberships
Roeloff (Ralph) Jacobus Boëttger
Attends meetings of all board committees by invitation
Chief Executive Officer
Age: 49 Skills, expertise and experience
At the age of 34 he was appointed chief executive officer of
Qualifications: BAcc Hons, CA (SA)
Safair and the next year appointed to the executive committee
Nationality: South African of Safmarine Limited. From 1998 until July 2007 he was with
Imperial Holdings when Imperial acquired Safair. From 2002,
Appointed: July 2007
he was an executive director of Imperial Holdings with
responsibility for their local and international logistics
operations, the aviation division and the heavy commercial
vehicle distribution operations. His field of responsibility
encompassed businesses operating in southern Africa,
numerous European countries, the Middle East and Asia. He is
well versed in managing an operation with diverse cultures.
Mark Richard Thompson Sappi board committee memberships
Chief Financial Officer Attends Audit Committee meetings by invitation
Age: 58 Skills, expertise and experience
Qualifications: BCom, BAcc, LLB,
Mr Thompson joined Sappi in 1999 as group corporate
CA (SA)
counsel and was appointed to his present position in August
Nationality: South African
2006. Prior to joining Sappi, he was group treasurer at Anglo
American, managing director of Discount House Merchant
Appointed: August 2006
Bank and prior to that head of the corporate finance division of
Central Merchant Bank.
Senior Management
Mark Gardner (55) BSc, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sappi Fine Paper North America
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