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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

TSHAMANO MOHAU FREDERIK (FRED) PHASWANA (64)

BCom (Honours) (Energy Economics)
Chairman
Non-executive director

Joined Anglo American in 2002 and was appointed director and chairman of Anglo Platinum in 2006

Fred joined the Board of Anglo American South Africa in June 2002. He is chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Governance Committee. He attends the Audit Committee by invitation. He is currently chairman of Transnet and a director of Naspers, and was previously BP regional president: Africa; a director of BP Oil (Benelux); an associate president of BP Netherlands; and chairman and chief executive of BP Southern Africa. His other appointments include the South African Institute of International Affairs.

NEVILLE FRANCIS NICOLAU (49)

BTech (Mining Engineering), MBA
Chief executive
Executive director

Appointed a director and chief executive in June 2008

Neville joined Anglo American Corporation in January 1979, working in the Gold and Uranium Division at different managerial levels in all the major operating areas in South Africa. In 2000 and 2001 he was the technical director of AngloGold’s South American operations in Brazil. He became the chief operating officer (Africa) of AngloGold Ashanti in 2005 and finally the chief operating officer of AngloGold Ashanti in August 2007. Neville was appointed chief executive of Anglo Platinum in June 2008. He is a director of subsidiaries of the Anglo Platinum Group.

BONGANI NQWABABA (42)

(Appointment subsequent to 31 December 2008)
BAcc (Honours) (University of Zimbabwe), CA (Zimbabwe), MBA (University of Manchester and Wales)
Executive director: Finance

Appointed a director in January 2009

From September 2004 to September 2008 Bongani served as finance director of Eskom Holdings Limited. Prior to joining Eskom, he served as treasurer and chief financial officer of Shell Southern Africa. In January 2009 he was appointed chief financial officer of Anglo Platinum. Bongani is currently a non-executive director of Old Mutual plc and chairman of the South African Revenue Service Audit Committee. He trained as an accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

CYNTHIA BLUM CARROLL (52)

BSc (Geology), MSc (Geology), MBA
Non-executive director

Appointed a director in 2007

Cynthia is chief executive of Anglo American plc. Before joining Anglo American in January 2007 she was president and chief executive of Primary Metal Group, and an officer of Alcan Inc, located in Montreal, Canada. Prior to assuming this position in January 2002 she was for three years the president of Bauxite, Alumina and Speciality Chemicals. She is also a director of De Beers Société Anonyme (DBsa) and a non-executive director of BP plc.

KUSENI DOUGLAS DLAMINI (40)

Bachelor of Social Science (Honours), MPhil
Non-executive director

Appointed a director in September 2008

Kuseni is head of Anglo American South Africa and a member of the Executive Committee of Anglo American plc. From December 2005 to June 2008 he was the executive chairman of Richards Bay Coal Terminal Company Limited. Kuseni previously held a number of senior management positions at the operations in South Africa and the London offices of De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited, and at AngloGold Ashanti’s corporate office in Johannesburg. In March 2008, he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. In the same month, Miningmx selected him as one of the 100 most influential people in South African mining.

RENÉ MÉDORI (51)

Doctorate in Economics
Non-executive director

Appointed a director in 2007

René is the finance director of Anglo American plc, a member of Anglo American plc’s Executive Committee and chairman of the investment committee of the Board. He is a former finance director of BOC Group plc, and a non-executive director of Scottish and Southern Energy plc. René is also a director of De Beers Société Anonyme (DBsa) and DB Investments SA.

RUSSELL JOHN KING (51)

BA (Honours) (Politics)
Non-executive director

Appointed a director in 2007

Russell joined Anglo American plc in 2001 and is the Chief Strategy Officer. He is a member of Anglo American plc’s Executive Commitee. Russell previously had a variety of business and functional responsibilities with Imperial Chemical Industries plc (ICI) in the UK and Australia.

RICHARD MATTHEW WINGFIELD DUNNE (60)

CA(SA)
Independent non-executive director

Appointed a director in 2006

Richard was the chief operating officer of Deloitte & Touche in South Africa until he retired in 2006. He serves on the board of Investec Bank Limited and on the boards and audit committees of Tiger Brands Limited and AECI Limited.

BONGANI AUGUSTINE KHUMALO (56)

DAdmin (hc), MA, MBA, Diploma in Management, AEP
Independent non-executive director

Appointed a director in 2003
Bongani is the chairman and chief executive of Gidani (Proprietary) Limited, and the chairman of Grey Africa (Advertising), MediaCompete, EDS South Africa and the Graduate School of Business Leadership at the University of South Africa (Unisa). He is a patron of the South African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS and Professor Extraordinaire at the Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management, University of Stellenbosch. He is a member of the Council of Unisa.

MOHAMMED VALLI MOOSA (51)

BSc (Mathematics and Physics)
Independent non-executive director

Appointed a director in January 2008

Valli is a non-executive director of Sanlam Limited, Imperial Holdings Limited, Real Africa Holdings Limited and Sun International Limited. He is chairman of Lereko Investment Holdings (Proprietary) Limited. Valli is a member of the Auditor-General’s Advisory Committee and of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress. He was a cabinet minister from 1994 to 2004. He was also chairman of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development during 2002 and 2003.

SONJA EMILIA NCUMISA SEBOTSA (37)

MA Economic Policy Management, LLB (Honours) (International Law)
Independent non-executive director

Appointed a director in January 2008

Sonja is a founder and principal partner of Identity Partners, an investment, financing and advisory firm. She was previously an executive director of WDB Investment Holdings (Proprietary) Limited. She was vice president, Investment Banking, Deutsche Securities Inc., from 1997 to 2002. Sonja is a non-executive director of other companies on the JSE, including Discovery Holdings Limited and Mr Price Group Limited, and is a member of the Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals (ABSIP).

THOMAS ALEXANDER WIXLEY (68)

BCom, CA(SA)
Deputy chairman
Independent non-executive director

Appointed a director and non-executive deputy chairman in 2001

Tom is the retired chairman of Ernst & Young in South Africa. He served for many years on the Accounting Practices Board and other professional bodies, and is a non-executive director of Avusa Limited (previously Johnnic Communications), Clover Industries Limited, New Corpcapital Limited, Sanlam Developing Markets Limited and Sasol. Tom is the co-author, with Professor Geoff Everingham, of the book entitled Corporate Governance.
 
   
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