ANGLO AMERICAN PLC - Anglo American appoints Themba Mkhwanazi as CEO of coal business in South Africa

Anglo American appoints Themba Mkhwanazi as CEO of coal business in South Africa

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

5 March 2014

Anglo American appoints Themba Mkhwanazi as CEO of coal business in South Africa

Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announces the appointment of Themba Mkhwanazi as
the CEO of its coal business in South Africa, effective during the second quarter of 2014,
following Godfrey Gomwe’s decision to retire from Anglo American.

Themba Mkhwanazi is currently Rio Tinto’s Regional General Manager for the Americas,
responsible for delivering technical and operational improvements across Rio Tinto’s
businesses in the region. Themba has held a number of senior roles within the resources
industry, including as COO of Richards Bay Minerals, during which he was responsible for
mining, smelting and processing operations. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director with the
Huntsman Corporation in South Africa.

Seamus French, CEO of Anglo American’s Coal business, said: “I am delighted to appoint
Themba Mkhwanazi to lead our coal business in South Africa. Themba brings extensive
international operating experience gained across his two decades in the resources industry,
including 16 years in South Africa and more recently in the USA. Themba’s leadership and
technical expertise will be instrumental in helping us deliver the full potential from our
consolidated global coal business.”

Mark Cutifani, CEO of Anglo American, said: “Godfrey Gomwe has made an invaluable
contribution to Anglo American throughout his 15 years with the Group in a number of senior
executive positions. Godfrey’s commercial experience and collaborative approach to
engagement has strengthened our business in South Africa and we thank him for his support in
integrating our global coal interests in recent months. We wish him well in his retirement.”


Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

For further information, please contact:
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James Wyatt-Tilby                                                                       Paul Galloway
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Emily Blyth                                                                             Caroline Crampton
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8481                                                                Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 2192

South Africa                                                                            Sarah McNally
Pranill Ramchander                                                                      Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8747
Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2592



Anglo American plc
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Notes to editors:

Themba Mkhwanazi, age 44, has extensive experience in the resources industry, including
16 years in his native South Africa and more recently in the USA. Themba was a Managing
Director for the Huntsman Corporation in South Africa until 2007 when he was appointed COO
of Richards Bay Minerals, a joint venture between Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. In 2011, Themba
was seconded to Rio Tinto’s coal business, before taking up the role of Regional General
Manager for the Americas in 2012. Themba holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in
Chemical Engineering and is married with two teenage boys.

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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