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Anglo American plc - Anglo American plc names new non-executive director
Anglo American plc
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom)
Registration number: 3564138
Share code: AGL
ISIN: GB0004901517
("Anglo American")
News Release
Anglo American plc names new non-executive director
Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") announces that Dr Maria Silvia Bastos
Marques has joined its Board with immediate effect.
Ms Marques (46) has been a partner of a corporate finance consultancy (MS & CR2
Financas Corporativas Ltda.) since 2002. Prior to that she was both President of
the Brazilian Steel Institute, from 2001 to 2002, and Chief Executive of
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN), Latin America"s largest integrated steel
company, from 1999 to 2002 (Head of Corporate Centre from 1996 to 1999). During
her tenure at CSN, the former state owned business was transformed into a
profitable and growing company. She has held non-executive directorships in
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) and
Companhia Souza Cruz SA. She also chaired Galvasud, a joint venture between CSN
and Thyssen-Krupp Stahl. From 1993 to 1996, she was the Secretary of Finance for
the municipality of Rio de Janeiro where over that period she succeeded in
balancing the city"s budget and increasing reserves from US$5 million to US$1.2
billion.
Ms Marques, a Brazilian national, holds a BA in Public Administration from the
Brazilian School of Public Administration, a Masters degree and a PhD in
Economics from the Graduate School of Economics, Getulio Vargas Foundation in
Rio de Janeiro.
Commenting on the appointment, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Chairman of Anglo
American, said: "We are delighted to welcome Maria Silvia to the Board and are
confident that she will bring fresh insight to the Board with her commercial
skills, experience in related businesses and extensive knowledge of Latin
America."
For further information:
Anglo American - London
Investor Relations Media Relations
Nick von Schirnding Kate Aindow
Tel: +44 207 698 8540 Tel: +44 207 698 8619
Anglo American - Johannesburg
Investor Relations Media Relations
Anne Dunn Marion Dixon
Tel: +27 11 638 4730 Tel: +27 11 638 3001
Notes to Editors:
Anglo American plc is one of the world"s largest mining and natural resource
groups. With its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, it is a global
leader in gold, platinum group metals and diamonds, with significant interests
in coal, base and ferrous metals, industrial minerals and forest products. The
group is geographically diverse, with operations in Africa, Europe, South and
North America and Australia. (www.angloamerican.co.uk)
Johannesburg
10 December 2003
Sponsor
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Date: 10/12/2003 11:27:04 AM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
