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Divisional and corporate management*
 

Sappi Limited​ ​ ​
Chief executive officer​
​**Ralph Boëttger (51)
BAcc Hons, CA(SA)​
​Chief financial officer​
​**Steve Binnie (45)
BCom, BAcc, CA(SA), MBA​
  • Group financial manager​
John Shaw (36)
BCom, PG Dip Man Acc, PG Dip Acc, CA(SA)​​
  • Group financial controller​
​Laurence Newman (56)
BCom, BAcc, CA(SA)​
  • Group head internal audit​
​Roland Agar (48)
BCom, BAcc, CA(SA)​
  • Group management accountant and strategic analyst
​Wikus van Zyl (44)
BCom Hons, CA(SA)​
  • Group tax manager​
​Bernd Ross (53)
MS (Economics and Business Administration)​
  • Group treasurer​
​Jörg Pässler (52)
BCom Hons, MCom, HDip Tax, CAIB(SA)​
  • ​Group internal control and risk manager​

​Wouter van den Heever (49)
BCom Hons, BCompt, MCom, CA(SA), CPA

Group head technology​ 
​**Andrea Rossi (59)
BSc Eng (Hons), C Eng​
Chief information officer​

​Bradley Coward (57)
Grad Dip (Corporate Direction and Business Management), Cert (Senior Management and Leadership Development)​
  • ​Group head sustainability and investor relations​

Graeme Wild (40)
BSc (Forestry), MBA​

Group head human resources​ 
​**Lucia Swartz (55)
BA, Dip HR
Group head corporate affairs​
​André Oberholzer (46)
BCom (Law)​
Group head strategy and legal​
**Maarten van Hoven (39)
BProc, LLM (International Business Law)
  • Group company secretary​
​Denis O'Connor (61)
BA LLB​
 
Sappi Fine Paper Europe
Chief executive officer​
**Berry Wiersum (57)
MA (Medieval and Modern History)​
Chief financial and IT officer​
​Glen Pearce (49)
BCom Hons, CA(SA) ​
General counsel​
Hannes Boner (49)
lic iur, DHEE, Admitted Attorney​
Human resources director​
​Rainer Neumann (50)
MS (Administrative Sciences), MS (Industrial Relations and HRM)​
Manufacturing, research and development director​ ​Mat Quaedvlieg (62)
BS (Electronics)​
Marketing and sales director​
Marco Eikelenboom (45)
MS (Economics and Business Administration)​
Supply chain, procurement and speciality paper director​ ​Randy Rotermund (50)
BS (Imaging Technology), MBA
Project management director​ Thomas Kratochwill (44)
MS (Business Economics)​
 
Sappi Fine Paper North America​ ​ ​
President and chief executive officer 
**Mark Gardner (57)
BSc (Industrial Technology)​
Vice-president and chief ​financial officer Annette Luchene (50)
BS (Accounting), MBA​
Executive vice-president, strategic marketing and development and chief sustainability officer​ Jennifer Miller (57)
BA (Economics), Juris Doctor​
Vice-president corporate development and chief information officer​ Anne Ayer (47)
BA (Psychology), MBA​​
Vice-president human resources and general counsel​ ​Sarah Manchester (47)
BA (History), Juris Doctor​
Vice-president manufacturing​
John Donahue (57)
BS (Chemical Engineering)​
Vice-president and general manager specialties business Bob Weeden (61)
BS (Chemistry), MS (Management)​
Vice-president sales​
​Bob Forsberg (50)
BA (Economics and Art History)​
 
​Sappi Southern Africa
Chief executive officer​
**Alex Thiel (51)
BSc (Mechanical Engineering), MBA (Financial Management and IT)​
Finance director
Colin Mowatt (55)
BCom Acc, CA (SA), EDP, MBL​
Human resources director​
Esther Letlape (45)
BA Hons (Industrial Psychology)​
Information technology director
Deon van Aarde (52)
BCompt​​
Technical director
Bertus van der Merwe (59)
BSc, MBA, HDip (Engineering)​
Sappi regional procurement director
Nat Maelane (53)
MDP, Senior Executive P​rogramme
Strategy and business development director Tyrone Hawkes (45)
BCom Hons, CA(SA)​
​Sappi Specialised Cellulose
Managing director

​Gary Bowles (52)
BSc (Electrical Engineering), GCC (Electrical), Global Executive Development Programme, Production Management Diploma​​
​Sappi Forests
Managing director
​Hendrik de Jongh (57)
NDip (Elec), GCC (Electrical), MDP​
​Sappi Paper and Paper Packaging ​
Manufacturing director
​​Pat McGrady (55)
BSc (Electrical Engineering), GCC (Factories), EDP​
 
Sappi Trading​​
Chief executive officer​
Wayne Rau (50)
HND (Marketing), Senior Executive Programme​
Chief financial officer​
Henri Kirsten (59)
BCom, BCompt Hons, CA(SA)
 
* Ages of leadership on 31 December 2012
** Group executive committee
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