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Anglo American plc - Anglo American wins the prestigious Global Business
Coalition ("GBC") on HIV/AIDS" Business Excellence `Award for Leadership"
and Sir Mark Moody-Stuart is named new GBC chairman
Anglo American plc
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom)
Registration number: 3564138
Share code: AGL
ISIN: GB0004901517
(the "Company")
Anglo American wins the prestigious Global Business Coalition ("GBC") on
HIV/AIDS" Business Excellence `Award for Leadership" and Sir Mark Moody-
Stuart is named new GBC chairman
Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") has received the `Award for
Leadership" in the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS" Business
Excellence Awards. The award, which was announced yesterday in Berlin in the
presence of Chancellor Gerhard Schroder, was presented by Ambassador Richard
Holbrooke, President and CEO of GBC and Jurgen Schremmp, chairman of GBC.
At the same event Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, chairman of Anglo American, was
named the new chairman of the GBC on HIV/AIDS, succeeding Jurgen Schremmp.
This prestigious international award is based on Anglo American leading the
way in extending its workplace HIV/AIDS programmes into communities
associated with its operations - in partnership with government, unions,
NGOs and international donor agencies. The Anglo American Community
HIV/AIDS partnership is the first example of co-investment by private sector
corporate business with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.
Receiving the award, Tony Trahar, CEO Anglo American plc, said, "We are
delighted with this international recognition for our efforts in the ongoing
fight against HIV and AIDS. Anglo American has a comprehensive policy and
strategy for dealing with HIV/AIDS, particularly in those countries with a
high burden of disease. Our strategic response to HIV/AIDS has evolved over
a period of sixteen years. From mid-2002, through 2003, the thrust of our
response was directed at implementing antiretroviral therapy (ART) at
company expense for all employees progressing to AIDS. This programme has
advanced extremely well and is the largest employer-based ART initiative in
the world."
For further information:
Anglo American - London
Kate Aindow
Tel: +44 207 698 8619
Anglo American - Johannesburg
Marion Dixon
Tel: +27 11 638 3001
Notes to Editors:
Anglo American plc with its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates is a
global leader in the mining and natural resource sectors. It has significant
and focused interests in gold, platinum, diamonds, coal, base metals,
ferrous metals and industries, industrial minerals and paper and packaging
as well as financial and technical strength. The Group is geographically
diverse, with operations in Africa, Europe, South and North America and
Australia and Asia. (www.angloamerican.co.uk)
