Mondi plc Appoints Svein Richard Brandtzaeg as Independent Non-Executive Director and Member of the Audit, Nominations and Sustainable Development Committees, Effective 22 April 2021
November 09, 2020 at 03:30 am EST
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Mondi Group announced the appointment of Svein Richard Brandtzaeg as an independent non-executive director of Mondi plc with effect from 22 April 2021. Svein Richard has a PhD in chemical engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He started his career at Ardal og Sunndal Verk AS, the Norwegian state-owned aluminium business before it merged with Norsk Hydro ASA. Svein Richard went on to hold a variety of management roles at Norsk Hydro, leading a number of its businesses before being appointed chief executive in 2009, a position he held until retiring in 2019. Svein Richard intends to reduce his external commitments in line with governance guidelines prior to joining Mondi. Svein Richard will be a member of the audit, nominations and sustainable development committees with effect from the date of his appointment.
Mondi plc is a United Kingdom-based company, which makes packaging and paper solutions that are sustainable by design. The Company's segments include Corrugated Packaging, Flexible Packaging and Uncoated Fine Paper. The Corrugated Packaging segment's products include containerboard and corrugated solutions. The Flexible Packaging segment's products include kraft paper, paper bags, consumer flexibles, functional paper and films, and pulp. The Uncoated Fine Paper segment's products include Uncoated fine paper and Pulp. The Company offers its customers a range of sustainable packaging and paper products across several end-markets, such as consumer and retail, building and construction, industrial and agriculture, and paper for printing. The Company's converted corrugated solutions and flexible packaging products are predominantly delivered to customers regionally, while the majority of its pulp, containerboard, kraft paper and uncoated fine paper is sold globally.
Mondi plc Appoints Svein Richard Brandtzaeg as Independent Non-Executive Director and Member of the Audit, Nominations and Sustainable Development Committees, Effective 22 April 2021