Mr Abotomey brings over 40 years of executive leadership and financial experience having held Board and executive leadership roles across manufacturing, global paper and packaging distribution and automotive aftermarket industries. Mr Abotomey was most recently Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Bapcor Limited, Asia Pacific's provider of vehicle parts, accessories, equipment, service and solutions, where during his 10 years in that role he was in the growth and expansion of the business in line with its strategic growth plan. Between 2006 and 2010, Mr Abotomey served as CFO/COO and Director of the Board of Exego Group Pty Limited (Repco) and as an independent director of CPI Group Ltd. From 2000, Mr Abotomey served as a Board Director and CFO of Paperlinx Limited, where he led the due diligence, funding and settlement negotiations for international acquisitions. He transitioned the business involving multi-country legal, financial, statutory, business culture, cultural, tax and insurance issues. During his time at Amcor, Mr Abotomey was CFO of Sunclipse Inc, a subsidiary of Amcor based in the USA and held roles of regional and group general manager at Amcor Fibre Packaging and Amcor Printing Papers Group in Australia, where he was responsible for international trade, including logistics and supply chain. Mr Abotomey also gained experience in strategy, business restructuring, information technology and product launching.
