Isin Code : ZAE000014601 Share Code : ANG CORPORATE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT 1st FLOOR, 11 DIAGONAL STREET JOHANNESBURG 2001 TELEPHONE: (+27 11) 637-6155 FAX: (+27 11) 637 6399/6400 JTA/CAD/AGO259.01 22 October 2001 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
AngloGold is pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Hodgson as the Chief Operating Officer of AngloGold Limited. At the AngloGold board meeting later this month, Hodgson's election as an Executive Director to the Company's board will be proposed.
The purpose of this appointment is to enable AngloGold to achieve two goals simultaneously: the pursuit of its strategic objectives, under the leadership of the CEO, and the achievement of the highest possible operational effectiveness, under the COO.
In Dave Hodgson's 30-year career with De Beers, Anglo American and
AngloGold he has spent eight years in open pit mining operations in
Africa, has worked in Canada and in AngloGold's South American
operations, as well as in all the company's South African operations. During his tenure as Executive Officer, Technology and Innovation, he led the company's technical services unit, its exploration programme and its technology and innovation programme. This portfolio also exposed Hodgson to AngloGold's African and Australian operations, as well as to other global operations. Hodgson currently heads the company's South African region.
Neville Nicolau, recently returned from South America, where he was the company's senior technical executive, will replace Hodgson as Head of the South African region, effective 1 November 2001.
Commenting on the new responsibilities, AngloGold CEO Bobby Godsell said, "These appointments strengthen the capacity of AngloGold to continue to meet its demanding financial and operating targets at the same time as it positions itself to play a leading role in the world gold industry in this new millennium." Ends www.anglogold.com Queries: In South Africa Steve Lenahan +2711 637 6248 (tel) +2711 637 6107 (fax) +27 83 308 2200 (mobile) slenahan@anglogold.com Judith Annakie +2711 637-6155 (tel) +2711 637-6399 (fax) +27 82 782 1276 (mobile) jannakie@anglogold.com