Middle East Paper names Rob Jan Renders as acting CEO

The board of Tadawul-listed Middle East Paper Company (Mepco) named Rob Jan Renders (LinkedIn) as its acting CEO effective earlier this month after the retirement of its former CEO, Sami Ali Al Safran (LinkedIn), according to a disclosure to Tadawul. Renders, who is a board member of Mepco, has held roles in several leading packaging solutions providers, including Austria-based Duropack, France’s Otor, and others. He also provided consultancy services to global private equity firms including Carlyle, Blackstone, One Equity Partners Europe, and 3i Netherlands. He currently serves as independent director of South African wood fiber group Sappi.