Rob Jan Renders

Rob Jan Renders holds a Master's in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Technology, Eindhoven. Based in Antwerp, he is now a non-executive member of the Middle East Paper Company (MEPCO) board after serving as Acting CEO from June 2024.

He has extensive experience in the packaging industry and as a business consultant with prominent private equity firms, including 3i Netherlands, Blackstone, Carlyle, and One Equity Partners Europe. Renders chaired the supervisory board of Walki Group Oy, a sustainable packaging and engineered materials company based in Finland.

Career history

• Acting CEO, Middle East Paper Company (MEPCO) — June 2024 to January 2025
• Independent Director, Sappi Limited — since 2015
• Chairman of the Board, Walki Oy — until April 2024
• CEO, Duropack GmbH — May 2013 to May 2015
• Chairman, OTOR Société Anonyme (French packaging provider) — 2006 to 2010
• Various leadership positions at Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), a global hygiene and packaging solutions provider — 1995 to 2005

What Rob Jan Renders could bring to his non-executive director role at MEPCO: His deep expertise spanning multiple leadership positions across global packaging giants like SCA and Duropack, combined with his supervisory experience at Walki and board positions at Sappi, positions him to provide strategic governance, operational oversight of manufacturing excellence, and capital allocation insights for MEPCO's expansion initiatives—particularly given his experience navigating private equity ownership structures at multiple portfolio companies.