10th Mar 2006 12:00
Anglo American PLC10 March 2006 News Release 10 March 2006 Anglo American Non-Executive Board Appointment Anglo American plc (Anglo American) announces that the election of Dr MamphelaRamphele as an independent non-executive director will be proposed at the AGM on25 April 2006. Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Chairman of Anglo American, said: "I am delighted that DrRamphele has agreed to join the board where her experience in the internationalfinancial institutions and of South African issues will be of great value to us. Dr Ramphele said: "Anglo American is a world-class company with a commitment tocouple business objectives with a wider sense of corporate responsibility. Ilook forward to contributing to its continued success as a non-executivedirector." Biography Dr Mamphela Ramphele, aged 58, holds an MBChB, a BComm in Administration,diplomas in Tropical Health & Hygiene and Public Health and a PhD in SocialAnthropology. As a student she played a key role in the Black ConsciousnessMovement in South Africa. She is a former Managing Director of the World Bankand a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town. She previouslyserved on the Board of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa from 1992 to1996. She is currently the Chair of Circle Capital Ventures, a Black EconomicEmpowerment company that focuses on unleashing the fortune at the margins of thesocio-economic circle. 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, gold and diamonds, with significant interestsin coal, base and ferrous metals, industrial minerals and paper and packaging.The group is geographically diverse, with operations in Africa, Europe, Southand North 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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