Mondi Business Paper announces new management

Sep 12, 2005. /Lesprom Network/. Mondi Business Paper's new chief operations officer is Thomas Reibelt and he will take up his position on the 1 November 2005. Mondi Business Paper also has a new sales director, Mark Ushpol. Werner Hartmann is moving to Europapier as a member of the management board. Thomas Reibelt is succeeding Kurt Mitterböck who has moved to his new position as technical director of Mondi. Thomas was born in Germany in 1958 and started his career at Feldmühle AG. Since then he has been with the Stora Enso Group, including a three year appointment at a US operation. He most recently held the position of managing director in Germany. Thomas has 3 children and is now moving to Austria to take up his new role as COO at Mondi Business Paper's holding company. Werner Hartmann, who has been with the Mondi Business Paper Group for 27 years, will move to the management board of Europapier where he will be responsible for marketing and sales. Werner has contributed significantly to the success and rapid expansion of the Mondi Business Paper Group throughout his career in sales, and most recently as sales director. Mark Ushpol will be replacing Werner Hartmann as the new sales director. Mark was born in 1963 and he joined Mondi South Africa in 1997 where he served in various marketing and sales positions. He moved to Austria with his family in 2004 when he was appointed as marketing director. Günther Hassler, CEO of Mondi Business Paper welcomes Thomas Reibelt as a new board member and expresses his firm view that "he will be a strong contributor to our group". Furthermore, he highlights that the career development of Werner Hartmann and Mark Ushpol is a "clear signal of the potential and talent within this strong group". Mondi Business Paper is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high quality low-chlorine and chlorine-free paper grades for office communication.