Sappi Limited at the annual general meeting of shareholders held on 08 February 2017, approved the approved the election of Dr. D Konar as Chairman of the Audit Committee and election of Mr. M A Fallon, Mr. N P Mageza, Mrs. K R Osar, Mr. R J A M Renders as a members of the Audit Committee. The company also announced the appointment of Dr. Boni Mehlomakulu as independent non-executive director to the board of the company and as a member of the Social, Ethics, Transformation and Sustainability Committee, with effect from 1 March 2017. Dr. Mehlomakulu is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the South African Bureau of Standards (the SABS) a position she has held since September 2009. Dr. Mehlomakulu currently sits on the boards of Hulamin Limited as non-executive director, is a Council member of the University of South Africa, is a non-executive Director of Yokogawa South Africa (Pty) Ltd. and is a Council Member of the International Organisation for Standardisation (Switzerland).