8th Apr 2008 11:48
Anglo American PLC08 April 2008 News Release 8 April 2008 Anglo American announces senior executive appointments Anglo American plc is pleased to announce the following senior executiveappointments: Ian Cockerill is appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Anglo Coal and a memberof the Executive Committee of Anglo American plc. Ian has been a seniorexecutive with Gold Fields Limited for nine years, the last six as ChiefExecutive Officer. Ian's primary focus will be to drive the further strategicdevelopment of Anglo American's global coal business and execute itsconsiderable growth ambition, in addition to pursuing developments in clean coaland associated technologies. Ian will take up his position on 1 June 2008. Kuseni Dlamini is appointed as Head of Anglo American South Africa and a memberof the Executive Committee of Anglo American plc. Kuseni will be AngloAmerican's principal representative in South Africa, with day-to-dayresponsibility for the successful internal transformation of the South Africanbusiness and alignment with the group's global strategy. In addition, this rolewill bring greater cohesion to Anglo American's approach to all key externalstakeholder relationships in South Africa, in particular ensuring that thebenefits of the many transformational deals undertaken by Anglo American arerealised for all parties, and country related matters. Previously ExecutiveChairman of the Richards Bay Coal Terminal, in which Anglo American is a 27%shareholder, Kuseni will take up his position on 1 July 2008. Russell King is appointed as Chief Strategy Officer of Anglo American plc withimmediate effect. Russell will lead the strategy and business development team,working closely with the executive management to define and execute the group'sstrategy and to lead performance monitoring processes. This new role reflectsAnglo American's continuing drive to leverage its global scale to generatefurther growth and value. Previously Group Head of HR, Business Development andSustainable Development, Russell joined Anglo American in 2001. Cynthia Carroll, Chief Executive of Anglo American plc, said, "I am delighted towelcome Ian and Kuseni to Anglo American and Russell to his new role within thegroup. Their depth of experience further strengthens our strategic managementcapabilities as we build upon the current momentum and realise our excitinggrowth prospects as a leading global mining company." Ian Cockerill commented, "I see the world-wide issues around energy as beingcritical for the foreseeable future. I am looking forward to joining Anglo andto the challenge of taking on a global role in a company which has tremendousdepth of experience in the resource and energy sector and which, clearly, haslots of ambition to grow." Kuseni Dlamini said, "I am truly excited about joining Anglo American in thisnew role. Anglo is the largest mining company in South Africa with globaloperations, significant growth prospects and is a major contributor to the SouthAfrican economy. I look forward to reinforcing the company's relationships withall its stakeholders and contributing to the group's successes as it continuesto invest in and grow its mining operations in South Africa." For further information, please contact: United Kingdom James Wyatt-Tilby, Media RelationsTel: +44 (0)20 7968 8759 Anna Poulter, Investor RelationsTel: +44 (0)20 7968 2155 South Africa Pranill Ramchander, Media RelationsTel: +27 (0)11 638 2592 Notes to Editors: Anglo American plc is one of the world's largest mining and natural resourcegroups. With its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, it is a globalleader in platinum group metals and diamonds, with significant interests incoal, base and ferrous metals, as well as an industrial minerals business. TheGroup is geographically diverse, with operations in Africa, Europe, South andNorth America, Australia and Asia. (www.angloamerican.co.uk) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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