SAP - Sappi Limited - Alex Thiel appointed as Sappi Southern Africa divisional

SAP  -  Sappi Limited - Alex Thiel appointed as Sappi Southern Africa divisional
CEO                                                                             
Sappi Limited                                                                   
Reg No 1936/008963/06                                                           
JSE Code SAP                                                                    
ISIN code ZAE000006284                                                          
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Alex Thiel appointed as Sappi Southern Africa divisional CEO                    
Sappi Limited announced today that Alex Thiel (49) has been appointed as the    
Chief Executive Officer of Sappi Southern Africa with effect from 01 December   
2010.                                                                           
Mr Thiel, a South African, has been with the Sappi Group for 21 years. He is    
currently the Group Head of Procurement, a member of the Sappi Limited Executive
Committee, and the executive charged with leading the integration of the M-Real 
business acquired in January 2009 into Sappi Fine Paper Europe.                 
Mr Thiel joined Sappi in December 1989 as the Executive Assistant to the        
Executive Chairman in Johannesburg. In April 1993, as part of Sappi`s expansion 
into Europe, he moved to Brussels as the Administration Manager. With the       
creation of Sappi Fine Paper Europe (SFPE) he was appointed in February 1998 as 
Manager Marketing Intelligence. In January 2003 he became the Director Logistics
for SFPE. He was appointed as Group Head Procurement in January 2008 and added  
the responsibilities as Integration Executive on the M-Real transaction from    
July 2008. He holds a BSc, Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from WITS          
University in Johannesburg.                                                     
Mr Ralph Boettger, CEO of Sappi Limited said "We are pleased to be able to      
ensure continuity and stability in our Southern African business with Mr Thiel`s
appointment. He has been with the group for a long time and will bring his wide 
range of experience to bear on his new position as he takes our Southern African
businesses forward."                                                            
Denis O`Connor                                                                  
Group Secretary                                                                 
08 November 2010                                                                
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                             
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