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Mondi Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1967/013038/06)
JSE share code: MND ISIN: ZAE000097051
Mondi plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Registration number: 6209386)
JSE share code: MNP ISIN: GB00B1CRLC47
LSE share code: MNDI
As part of the dual listed company structure, Mondi Limited and Mondi plc (together "Mondi Group") notify both the JSE Limited and the London Stock Exchange of matters required to be disclosed under the JSE listings requirements and/or the Disclosure and Transparency and Listing Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority.
2 October 2009
APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mondi Limited and Mondi plc are pleased to announce the appointment of John Nicholas as a non-executive director with effect from 2 October 2009.
John Nicholas is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is currently a non-executive director of Ceres Power Holdings plc, Rotork p.l.c. and Hunting PLC and a member of the UK Financial Reporting Review Panel. He was formerly the Group Finance Director at Tate & Lyle plc and prior to that was Group Finance Director at Kidde plc.
With immediate effect he will be appointed as chairman of the DLC Audit Committee and a member of the DLC Nominations Committee.
David Williams, Joint Chairman, commented:
`The Mondi Group boards are delighted that John will be joining us. He brings a strong financial background and wealth of commercial business experience to the Mondi Group. His knowledge of long cycle industries and of doing business in emerging markets will be of particular benefit to Mondi.'
There are no other details that require to be disclosed in respect of the appointment of John Nicholas pursuant to Rule 9.6.13 of the UK Listing Rules.
Contact details:
Mondi Group
David Hathorn Tel: +27 11 994 5417
Chief Executive Officer
Lora Rossler Tel: +27 31 451 2111
Corporate Affairs Manager
About Mondi Group
Mondi is an international paper and packaging group and in 2008 had revenues of EUR6.3 billion. Its key operations and interests are in Western Europe, emerging Europe, Russia and South Africa.
The Group is principally involved in the manufacture of packaging paper and converted packaging products; uncoated fine paper; and speciality products and processes, including coatings and consumer flexibles.
Mondi is fully integrated across the paper and packaging process, the growing of wood and manufacture of pulp (including recycled materials) and paper to the converting of packaging papers into corrugated packaging and industrial bags.
Mondi has production operations across 35 countries and had an average of 33,400 employees in 2008. www.mondigroup.com
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