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Sappi Limited
Registration Number 1936/008963/06
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Share Code : SAP ISIN : ZAE000006284 NYSE code SPP
NYSE Code : SPP
("Sappi" or the "Company"
23 June 2011
Mike Fallon and Frits Beurskens to join Sappi Limited board
Sappi Limited, the global pulp and paper group, announced today that following
the retirement in December 2010 of Mr H Mamsch and in line with Sappi`s
succession planning, two new independent non-executive directors will join the
board later this year.
Mr Mike Fallon will join the board with effect from 01 September 2011. An
executive director of the Tokyo-listed Nippon Sheet Glass Company Limited (NSG
Group), Mr Fallon is President of the group`s global automotive division. With
annual sales of around Euro5 billion the NSG Group is one of the world`s largest
manufacturers of glass and glazing products for the building, automotive and
speciality Glass sectors. His management and leadership experience extends
across a wide range of functions from plant management, sales and marketing and
supply chain to general management, including M&A experience. He has been a
director and chairman of companies in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and
Finland. He is of British nationality and holds a First Class Honours BSc in
Physics.
Mr Frits Beurskens will join the board with effect from 01 October 2011. Mr
Beurskens is a non-executive director of the Smurfit Kappa group, a Euro7-
billion global leader in paper-based packaging. He was president and CEO of
Kappa Packaging for ten years prior to their merger with the Smurfit group. He
oversaw the establishment of Kappa Packaging as a top performer and one of
Europe`s largest companies operating in the production, development and sale of
containerboard, corrugated board, solid board packaging, graphic board and
speciality board. He also held various management positions in KNP BT, the
forerunner of Kappa Packaging. He is a past chairman of CEPI (the Confederation
of European Print Industries) and of ICCA (the International Corrugated Case
Association). He also serves on a number of supervisory boards. He is of Dutch
nationality and holds BSc Mechanical Engineering, MSc Industrial Engineering and
Management Science degrees.
In December 2007 he was appointed by the Dutch Queen as officer in the Order of
Oranje Nassau (Knighthood).
Commenting on the appointments, Dr Danie Cronje, chairman of Sappi Limited, said
"We are pleased to be able to welcome people with such broad experience as Mike
Fallon and Frits Beurskens to the board. Their track records, as well as global
experience will further strengthen the Sappi board."
Denis O`Connor
Group Secretary
Sappi Limited
Tel +27 11 407 8111
Fax +27 11 339 1881
e-Mail Denis.O`Connor@sappi.com
www.sappiI.com
For further information:
Andre F Oberholzer
Group Head Corporate Affairs
Sappi Limited
Tel +27 (0) 11 407 8044
Mobile +27 (0) 83 235 2973
Andre.Oberholzer@sappi.com
Fallon & Beurskens appointments
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