David Hathorn (born 21 May 1962) is a South African based businessman and chief executive of Mondi Group. Hathorn was educated at Hilton College and the

University of Natal The University of Natal was a university in the former South African province Natal which later became KwaZulu-Natal. The University of Natal no longer exists as a distinct legal entity, as it was incorporated into the University of KwaZulu-N ...

, where he received a

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degree. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and

Chartered Financial Analyst The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program is a postgraduate professional certification offered internationally by the American-based CFA Institute (formerly the Association for Investment Management and Research, or AIMR) to investment and fina ...

. Hathorn served articles with

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Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

in 1987.
Mondi Group website He joined Anglo American (mining), Anglo American in 1989 as a divisional finance manager in the Corporate & International Finance Department. In 1991 he moved to Mondi to serve as finance director and then general manager of Mondi Europe. In 2000 he was appointed to his current position of chief executive officer of Mondi Group.

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1962 births Alumni of Hilton College (South Africa) Living people South African businesspeople CFA charterholders {{SouthAfrica-business-bio-stub