Hugh Michael Thompson

MD: Paper Manufacturing

Age: 58

Qualifications: BCompt (Hons) (University of South Africa), CTA (University of South Africa), CA(SA), Advanced Management Programme Harvard Business School)

Memberships: Executive committee and Management committee

Hugh has been the Managing Director of the Paper Manufacturing division since October 2009. He fulfilled the role of CFO of Mpact until March 2007 and then the role of Managing Director of the Plastics division until September 2009. He has more than 15 years’ experience in the packaging sector. He was previously Senior Vice President (Corporate Finance) for Anglo American South Africa Limited.