ANGLO AMERICAN PLC - Anglo American appoints Ruben Fernandes as CEO of its Nickel, Niobium and Phosphates businesses

Anglo American appoints Ruben Fernandes as CEO of its Nickel, Niobium and Phosphates businesses

Anglo American plc
Incorporated in the United Kingdom
(Registration number: 3564138)
Short name: Anglo
Share code: AGL
ISIN number: GB00B1XZS820
(the "Company")

Anglo American appoints Ruben Fernandes as CEO of its Nickel, Niobium and
Phosphates businesses

Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announces the appointment of Mr Ruben Fernandes as
CEO of its Nickel, Niobium and Phosphates businesses, with effect 1 December 2013,
following Anglo American’s decision to combine the management of the three commodity
businesses. Walter De Simoni, CEO of the Nickel business since 2009, has decided to leave
Anglo American to pursue other opportunities. Ruben Fernandes, currently CEO of Anglo
American’s Niobium and Phosphates businesses, will report to Duncan Wanblad, CEO of the
Base Metals and Minerals group.

Duncan Wanblad, Anglo American’s CEO of Base Metals and Minerals, said: “Ruben
Fernandes has already made a significant contribution to the Niobium and Phosphates
businesses. His strong leadership and commercial acumen will help him successfully combine
the management of Nickel, Niobium and Phosphates as we create optimal value through
improved performance.”

Ruben Fernandes commented: “I am delighted to take up my new role as CEO of Nickel,
Niobium and Phosphates. I look forward to working with our people to create an effective and
efficient combined management team to build upon the recent progress made to turn around
the Nickel business and to continue the improved performance in Niobium and Phosphates.”

Mark Cutifani, Chief Executive of Anglo American, said: “I congratulate Ruben Fernandes on
his appointment to head the Nickel, Niobium and Phosphates businesses. I expect his
leadership and expertise across the Brazilian mining industry will enable us to realise the full
potential of our well differentiated assets. I would like to thank Walter De Simoni for his 36
years of dedication to Anglo American, the last four of which as CEO of Nickel. Walter joined
Anglo American as a Mining Engineer in 1978 and has worked tirelessly to build up our nickel
operations in South America, achieving outstanding results and recognition for safety and
sustainability, particularly during the development of the complex Barro Alto nickel project. We
wish him well for the next stage of his career.”

15 October 2013
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Notes to editors:

Ruben Fernandes, age 48, joined Anglo American in 2012, having been head of mining at
Votorantim Metals in Brazil, responsible for projects and exploration activities around the world,
as well as operations in Peru and Colombia. Between 2009 and 2011, he was COO at Vale
Fertilizers, responsible for the fertiliser operations, sales and marketing. Ruben was also CEO
of Kaolin Companies – Pará Pigments and Cadam – two subsidiaries of Vale, between 2007
and 2009, and held various analysis, marketing and project roles in Vale’s Base Metals
business which he joined in 1999. Between 1988 and 1998, he held several leadership roles in
the special alloys industry. A graduate in Metallurgical Engineering from the Federal University
of Minas Gerais, Ruben also holds an MBA from the University of São Paulo.

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. Our portfolio of mining
businesses meets our customers’ changing needs and spans bulk commodities – iron ore and
manganese, metallurgical coal and thermal coal; base metals and minerals – copper, nickel,
niobium and phosphates; and precious metals and minerals – in which we are a global leader
in both platinum and diamonds. At Anglo American, we are committed to working together with
our stakeholders – our investors, our partners and our employees – to create sustainable value
that makes a real difference, while upholding the highest standards of safety and responsibility
across all our businesses and geographies. The company’s mining operations, pipeline of
growth projects and exploration activities span southern Africa, South America, Australia, North
America, Asia and Europe.
www.angloamerican.com


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