David Hathorn

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David Hathorn (born 21 May 1962 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) is a South African businessman and chief executive of Mondi Europe, finance director of Mondi International and the Anglo Forest Products Division and director of Anglo American.

Hathorn was educated at Hilton College and the University of Natal, where he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst.

Hathorn served articles with Pim Goldby in Pietermaritzburg from 1985 to 1987 before becoming an audit managemer with Pim Goldby in Durban. He joined Anglo American in 1989 as a divisional finance manager in the Corporate & International Finance Department. From 1992 to 1993 he served as personal assistant to the executive chairman of Mondi Ltd. He served as general manager of Mondi International and finance director of Mondi Europe from 1993 to 1999 and was appointed to his current positions of finance director of Mondi International and chief executive of Mondi Europe in 1999 and 2000 respectively.