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AngloAmerican announces proposed board changes
Anglo American plc (“the Company”)
Incorporated in the United Kingdom
(Registration number: 3564138)
Short name: Anglo
Share code: AGL
ISIN number: GB00B1XZS820
13 February 2013
AngloAmerican announces Proposed Board changes
Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announces the following proposed Board changes.
The appointment of Dr Byron Grote as a Non-executive Director will be proposed to
shareholders at Anglo American’s Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) on 19 April.
Byron Grote is currently Executive Vice President, Corporate Business Activities at BP plc
(“BP”). He joined BP in 1987 following its acquisition of the Standard Oil Company of Ohio,
where he had worked since 1979. He has been a member of the BP Board since 2000. He was
Chief Financial Officer of BP from 2002 to 2011 and has held a wide variety of other senior
roles. He will be retiring from BP, and stepping down from the BP Board, in April 2013.
Dr Grote is also a Non-executive Director of Unilever NA and Unilever plc. He holds a PhD in
Quantitative Analysis from Cornell University.
It is intended that Dr Grote will join the Audit Committee of the Board on appointment and that
he will, after a period of induction, assume the role of Chairman of that committee from David
Challen, who has rendered outstanding service in that role since 2003. David Challen has
agreed, given the extensive changes to the Board since late 2009, to serve for at least another
year as the Senior Independent Non-executive Director.
Peter Woicke has informed the Board of his intention to retire as a Non-executive Director, also
with effect from the AGM in April, to enable him to concentrate on his range of other
commitments.
Mr Woicke joined the Board in January 2006. He is the Chairman of the Board Safety and
Sustainable Development Committee and also serves on the Nomination and Remuneration
committees. He will be succeeded as Chairman of the Board Safety and Sustainable
Development Committee by Jack Thompson.
Commenting on the proposed changes, Anglo American’s Chairman, Sir John Parker, said:
“Byron Grote has over 30 years’ international experience in the natural resources sector. He
has held a very broad range of senior roles, spanning areas including finance, strategy,
exploration, chemicals and technology, and he also has significant boardroom experience. We
are delighted to recommend to shareholders his appointment as a Non-executive Director.
“Peter Woicke has made a very valuable contribution to the Board over the past seven years.
We have benefited greatly from his breadth of experience and, in particular, his knowledge of
international development issues. He has been an excellent Chairman of our Board Safety and
Sustainable Development Committee for the last three years. We will be sorry to see him retire
from the Board.
“We are fortunate to have someone of Jack Thompson’s extensive mining experience and
knowledge of safety and sustainability issues to take over as Chairman of our Board Safety and
Sustainable Development Committee and to build on Peter Woicke’s excellent work.”
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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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