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AGL - Anglo American plc - Appointment of a non-executive director
Anglo American plc ("the Company")
Incorporated in the United Kingdom
(Registration number: 3564138)
Short name: Anglo
Share code: AGL
ISIN number: GB00B1XZS820
Anglo American appoints Anne Stevens to the Board
Anglo American plc announces the appointment to its Board of Anne Stevens as
a non-executive director, with immediate effect.
Anne Stevens is an engineer with extensive industrial experience across the
global automotive, aerospace and oil sectors. Anne has served on the Board of
Lockheed Martin Corporation as a non-executive director since 2002 and spent
most of her executive career at the Ford Motor Company, ultimately as Chief
Operations Officer for the Americas. In recent years, she was Chairman, CEO
and President of Carpenter Technology Corp., a leader in the fabrication of
speciality metals and alloys used in industrial, aerospace, medical and
consumer applications.
Sir John Parker, Chairman of Anglo American, said: "I am delighted to welcome
Anne Stevens to the Anglo American Board. Anne brings a wealth of experience
from a number of global industries. Her engineering training and wide-ranging
commercial acumen and experience gained across North, Central and South
America will add further strength to our Board."
Notes to editors:
Anne Stevens, (63), was Chief Operating Officer for the Americas for Ford
Motor Company until 2006, the culmination of her 16 year career at the
company. Anne has served on the Board of Lockheed Martin Corporation as a non-
executive director since 2002 and is also the Chairman and CEO of a privately
held IT services business, SA IT.
Anne graduated in Materials and Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University
in Philadelphia. Prior to joining Ford in 1990, Anne spent ten years in a
number of engineering, product development and sales and marketing roles at
Exxon Chemical Co.
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.
www.angloamerican.com
For further information, please contact:
Media Investors
UK UK
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Pranill Ramchander Leisha Wemyss
Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2592 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8607
15 May 2012
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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