Board of Directors

Sir John Parker is a graduate of Queen’s University, Belfast, having studied naval architecture and mechanical engineering whilst a student apprentice at Harland and Wolff, progressing to chief executive in the early 1990s and chairman in 1994. He went on to become chairman and chief executive of Babcock International Group plc. Sir John is a former chairman of Lattice Group plc, overseeing its demerger from BG plc in 2000 and subsequent merger in 2002 with National Grid plc, where he continues to serve as chairman. He is a former chairman of Firth-Rixson plc, P&O Group plc and of RMC Group plc, leading its transformation and agreed sale to Cemex in 2005. He has held non-executive directorships at British Coal Corporation, BG plc, GKN plc and Brambles Industries plc. Sir John serves as deputy chairman of Dubai-based DP World Limited, as senior non-executive director of the Court of the Bank of England and as a non-executive director of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. (EADS). He has been a non-executive director of Carnival plc and of Carnival Corporation since Carnival’s acquisition of P&O Princess Cruises, where he served as deputy chairman following its demerger from P&O in 2000. Sir John Parker is vice chancellor of the University of Southampton, a member of the Prime Minister’s Business Council for Britain and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He was knighted in 2001 for services to the defence and shipbuilding industries. Sir John chairs the DLC nominations committee and is a member of the DLC sustainable development committee.

Cyril Ramaphosa graduated in law from the University of South Africa and joined the Council of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) as a legal adviser in 1981. He went on to found the National Union of Mineworkers, South Africa’s largest trade union, serving as general secretary until 1991. Cyril is currently executive chairman of Shanduka Group (Proprietary) Limited, which owns Shanduka Newsprint (Proprietary) Limited and Shanduka Packaging (Proprietary) Limited, and non-executive chairman of telecommunications group MTN Group Limited. He is also a non-executive director of insurance group SASRIA Limited, brewing group SABMiller plc, steelmaker MacSteel Holdings (Proprietary) Limited, financial services group Alexander Forbes Limited and Standard Bank Group Limited. He is a past chairman of the Black-Economic Empowerment Commission in South Africa and was the first deputy chairman of the Commonwealth Business Council. He is currently vice chairman of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS. Cyril holds honorary doctorates from a number of institutions, including the University of South Africa and the University of Massachusetts. He is a member of the DLC nominations committee. Cyril is the former chairman of the Constitutional Assembly, which negotiated South Africa’s first democratic dispensation.

David Hathorn graduated in commerce from the University of Natal and qualified as a chartered accountant at Deloitte & Touche. He joined Anglo American plc in 1989 as a divisional finance manager, moved to Mondi in 1991 and went on to serve as finance director and then general manager of Mondi Europe until 2000, when he was appointed chief executive officer of the Mondi Group. At Anglo American plc, David was a member of the executive committee from 2003 and an executive director from 2005 and served on the boards of a number of companies, including De Beers, Anglo Platinum and Anglo Coal. He oversaw the demerger of Mondi and its dual listing in London and Johannesburg in 2007. David is a member of the DLC sustainable development committee and chairs the DLC executive committee.

Paul Hollingworth graduated in commerce and accountancy from the University of Witwatersrand and qualified as a chartered accountant at Meyer, Wilson and Marsh. He then spent eight years with international food and distribution group Unigate, holding a number of senior financial positions and finishing as group controller. He went on to become finance director of several listed companies including Ransomes plc and De La Rue plc. In 2002 Paul joined BPB plc, a leading international building materials group and world leader in plaster-board. BPB was the subject of a takeover offer from Saint Gobain and, after helping to oversee the transition of BPB’s financial management to Saint Gobain, Paul left the Group in February 2006. He joined Mondi in June 2006 as chief financial officer, to assist with the listing and demerger from Anglo American plc and to lead the finance function. He is responsible for the Group’s financial strategy, planning, financial controls and associated systems and processes. Paul is due to join Electrocomponents plc as a non-executive director on 1 May 2008.

Peter Oswald graduated in law and business administration from the University of Vienna, beginning his career with Deutsche Bank and automotive company KTM. He joined the Frantschach Group in 1992, initially as head of internal audit, later as corporate controller. After serving as chief executive of the bag and flexibles business from 1995 to 2001, overseeing its recovery and sevenfold growth, Peter was appointed chief executive of Mondi Packaging Europe in 2002, leading its subsequent integration with Frantschach and recently-acquired Bauernfeind into the new Mondi Packaging division. At the beginning of 2008 Peter joined the Boards of Mondi Limited and Mondi plc as chief executive officer of the Group’s Europe & International division, comprising all the former Mondi Packaging and Mondi Business Paper operations outside South Africa. In May 2008 he was elected to the Supervisory Board of Telekom Austria AG.

David Williams is Mondi’s senior independent non-executive director. He retired as finance director of Bunzl plc in January 2006, having served on the board for 14 years. He is the senior independent non-executive director of Taylor Wimpey plc and a non-executive director of Dubai-based DP World Limited, Tullow Oil plc and Meggitt plc, chairing the audit committees of all three. David is also a former non-executive director of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Dewhirst Group plc and Medeva plc. David is a chartered accountant. He is chairman of the DLC audit committee and a member of the DLC nominations and remuneration committees.

Colin Matthews graduated in engineering from Cambridge University. After taking an MBA at INSEAD, followed by a period in management consultancy with Bain, he joined the General Electric Company (US). In 1997 he joined British Airways plc as managing director BA Engineering and later became director of technical operations, responsible for engineering, IT and procurement. Colin was group managing director of Transco from 2001 to 2002 and then chief executive officer of Hays plc from 2002 to 2004, where he commissioned the strategic review which ultimately led to Hays’ transformation into a pure specialist recruitment and HR services business. From 2005 to October 2007 he was group chief executive of Severn Trent plc, where he oversaw the restructuring of the business into a focused water services company. Colin is due to join BAA as chief executive on 1 April 2008. He is chairman of the DLC sustainable development committee and a member of the DLC nominations, remuneration and audit committees.

Imogen Mkhize graduated in information systems from Rhodes University in 1984 and gained an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1995. She spent her early career with Anglo American, Andersen Consulting and Nedcor, before becoming managing director of telecommunications group Lucent Technologies South Africa. Imogen is currently engaged in managing a number of growing entrepreneurial companies in various sectors, including energy. Imogen is a director of energy group Sasol Limited, engineering group Murray & Roberts Holdings Limited, Illovo Sugar Limited, investment management firm Allan Gray Limited and Mobile Telephone Networks (Proprietary) Limited. She is a member of the South African Financial Markets Advisory Board, the Harvard Business School Global Alumni Board and Rhodes University Board of Governors. In 2001 Imogen was recognised by the World Economic Forum as a Global Leader for Tomorrow and from 2003 to 2006 she was chief executive officer of the 18th World Petroleum Congress. Imogen is a member of the DLC nominations and remuneration committees.

Anne Quinn CBE graduated with a bachelor of commerce from Auckland University and a masters in management science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She spent her early career with NZ Forest Products Limited and the US management consulting company Resource Planning Associates. She then joined Standard Oil of Ohio, which was subsequently acquired by BP plc. Anne went on to work for BP in the US, Belgium, Colombia and the UK and held a number of executive positions including managing director of Alliance Gas Limited (a BP joint venture) and BP Gas Marketing Limited and later group vice president of Gas, LNG and Natural Gas Liquids. Anne is currently a managing director of Riverstone Holdings (Europe), a private equity investment firm specialising in the renewable and conventional energy and power industries. Anne was a non-executive director of The BOC Group plc from 2004 to 2006. She currently serves on the MIT President’s Advisory Committee to the Sloan School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anne chairs the DLC remuneration committee and is a member of the DLC nominations and audit committees.