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SAP - Sappi Limited - Rudolf Thummer to join Sappi Limited board
Sappi Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration Number: 1936/008963/06
ISIN Number: ZAE000006284
JSE Share Code: SAP
("Sappi" or "the Company")
Announcement
23 November 2009
Rudolf Thummer to join Sappi Limited board
Sappi Limited, the global pulp and paper group, today announced that Dr Rudolf
Thummer will join the Sappi Limited board with effect from 01 February 2010
as a non-executive director, following the retirements of Mr David Brink and
Dr Franklin Sonn from the Sappi Limited board on 31 December 2009.
Dr Thummer (61) joins the Sappi board after having held senior executive
positions in Sappi Limited, Sappi Fine Paper Europe and the Hannover Papier
Group. He is a former group head technology and member of the executive
committee of Sappi Limited and member of the executive board and technical
director for Sappi Fine Paper Europe. He retired from Sappi at the end of
December 2007. Dr Thummer holds a Doctorate in Technical Sciences, and a
qualified engineer`s degree, from the Graz Technical University in Austria.
He is an Austrian citizen.
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
Additional information on Dr Rudolf Thummer:
Career:
1979-1982 Manager of Research and Development, Hannover Papier
1982-1990 Paper Mill Manager, Alfeld Mill, Hannover Papier
1990-1992 Technical Director, Alfeld Mill, Hannover Papier
1992 Sappi acquires Hannover Papier
1992-1998 Executive Board Member responsible for Manufacturing at the
Alfeld and Ehingen Mills, Hannover Papier Group
1998-2005 Executive Board Member and Technical Director for Sappi Fine
Paper Europe
2006-2007 Executive Committee Member and Group Head Technology for Sappi
Limited
For further information:
Andre F Oberholzer
Group Head Corporate Affairs
Sappi Limited (Reg No 1936/008963/06)
Tel +27 (0)11 407 8044
Fax +27 (0)11 403 8236
Mobile +27 (0)83 235 2973
Andre.Oberholzer.sappi.com
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