Appointment

Anglo American PLC
27 September 2001


News Release

              Embargoed until 08.00 hours Thursday 27th September

27th September 2001


                    ANGLO AMERICAN PLC NAMES NEXT CHAIRMAN

Anglo American plc announces that Goran Lindahl will join its Board today as
Deputy Chairman, succeeding Sir David Scholey who will continue as the
Company's senior Non-Executive Director. The Board proposes to elect Goran
Lindahl as its Chairman upon the retirement of Julian Ogilvie Thompson after
the AGM in May 2002.

Mr Lindahl is a Non-Executive Director of the following listed companies:
DuPont, Ericsson, Ratos and Sony. He is a member of the International Advisory
Board of Salomon Smith Barney. He is a Special Adviser to the UN Secretary
General and Chairman of the Alliance for Global Sustainability. He served as a
member of the World Commission on Dams. Mr Lindahl is based in London and his
role with Anglo American will be Non-Executive.

Goran Lindahl, 56, was President and Chief Executive Officer of ABB, the
global power and automation technology group, from 1997 until the end of 2000.
He has extensive international experience having had responsibility for
Africa, Latin America, Asia and Central and Eastern Europe. An engineer by
training, he joined ABB (ASEA) in 1971. He has held positions in R and D,
manufacturing, design, sales and marketing and has a strong track record in
large-scale, project management based, infrastructure businesses.

Welcoming the appointment, Julian Ogilvie Thompson commented: 'I am delighted
that Goran Lindahl is joining the Anglo American Board and will become
Chairman next year. We had a clear vision of the skills and experience we
wanted and Goran Lindahl matched, and even exceeded, them. He has a strong
record of leadership and innovation. His international experience coupled with
his close involvement in issues of corporate citizenship and sustainable
development make him an ideal fit with Anglo American as it moves to the next
stage in its development as a global leader in the natural resources sector.'

Goran Lindahl commented: 'Its heritage, its unique spread of premium assets
and its well established record of social involvement make Anglo American a
very special global company. It has a fine executive team, dedicated people
and a strong portfolio of businesses. I am pleased to be joining its Board and
look forward to being a part of Anglo's future success.'

Tony Trahar, Chief Executive of Anglo American plc, will succeed Mr Ogilvie
Thompson as Chairman of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa in May
2002.


Enquiries to:

London

Edward Bickham      020 7698 8547

Kate Aindow      020 7698 8619


Johannesburg

Michael Spicer      [phone]


Note 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 American and Australia.