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Cynthia Carroll to step down as Chief Executive of Anglo American
Anglo American plc (“the Company”)
Incorporated in the United Kingdom
(Registration number: 3564138)
Short name: Anglo
Share code: AGL
ISIN number: GB00B1XZS820
26 October 2012
Cynthia Carroll to step down as Chief Executive of Anglo American
Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announces that Cynthia Carroll has decided to step
down as Chief Executive, with the Board’s agreement. Cynthia will remain in her post until a
successor has been appointed and an appropriate transition has taken place.
Cynthia Carroll was appointed to the Anglo American Board in January 2007 and formally
took over as Chief Executive in March of that year. Under Cynthia’s leadership, after a record
year in 2008, the Group successfully weathered the global financial crisis. In 2011, Anglo
American again achieved record profits, for the Group as a whole and in four of its seven
Business Units, as well as delivering three major projects from its substantial project pipeline,
enabling it to enter the current economic downturn in a strong position.
Explaining her decision to step down, Cynthia said: “It has been a great honour to lead Anglo
American. I am extremely proud of everything we have achieved during my period as Chief
Executive and I will always retain enormous admiration and affection for this great company
and its outstanding people. It is a very difficult decision to leave, but next year I will be
entering my seventh year as Chief Executive and I feel that the time will be right to hand over
to a successor who can build further on the strong foundations we have created.”
Paying tribute to Cynthia, Anglo American’s Chairman, Sir John Parker, said: “Cynthia’s
leadership has had a transformational impact on Anglo American. She developed a clear
strategy, based on a highly attractive range of core commodities, and created a strong and
unified culture and a streamlined organisation with a focus on operational performance. Her
legacy will include, among many other things, a step change improvement in safety,
sustainability and the quality of our dialogue with governments, communities and other
stakeholders. Her values represent the very best of Anglo American.
“The Board is enormously grateful to Cynthia for her dedication, her hard work and all she has
achieved. We also very much appreciate her willingness to continue as Chief Executive until
a successor can be appointed.”
The process of recruiting Cynthia’s successor will now commence and will be led by Sir John
Parker, who will also actively support the transition when the new Chief Executive has been
appointed.
In addition to her executive role, Cynthia is the Chairman of Anglo American Platinum and of
De Beers and she will also relinquish those roles when she steps down as Chief Executive of
Anglo American.
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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Notes to editors:
Anglo American is one of the world’s largest mining companies, is headquartered in the UK
and listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges. Anglo American’s portfolio of
mining businesses spans bulk commodities – iron ore and manganese, metallurgical coal and
thermal coal; base metals – copper and nickel; and precious metals and minerals – in which it
is a global leader in both platinum and diamonds. Anglo American is committed to the highest
standards of safety and responsibility across all its businesses and geographies and to
making a sustainable difference in the development of the communities around its operations.
The company’s mining operations, extensive pipeline of growth projects and exploration
activities span southern Africa, South America, Australia, North America, Asia and Europe.
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