Appointment of Dr Judy Dlamini

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Anglo American PLC

03 September 2013

 



3 September 2013
Anglo American appoints Judy Dlamini to the Board

Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") announces the appointment to its Board of Dr Judy Dlamini as a non-executive director, with effect 1 January 2014.

Dr Judy Dlamini is an entrepreneur in the healthcare and global pharmaceutical industries and has gained valuable board experience in the mining, retail and healthcare sectors, including as a non-executive director of Northam Platinum since 2004.

Sir John Parker, Chairman of Anglo American, said: "I am pleased to welcome Dr Judy Dlamini to the Board of Anglo American. Judy brings a compelling blend of expertise to the Board, as a successful businesswoman with longstanding and public company board experience across a range of sectors, including mining. I expect that her entrepreneurial mind-set and experience gained across a range of geographies similar to our own will add further strength to our Board."

Notes to editors:

Dr Nobuhle Judith Dlamini, age 54, is the chairman of Aspen Pharmacare, a pharmaceutical business with operations in Africa, South America, Asia, Australia and Europe, and founder and chairman of Mbekani Group, a South African healthcare investment company. Dr Dlamini served as a non-executive director of Northam Platinum between 2004 and 2013 and as a member of that board's committees on health, safety and environmental; investment; and social, ethics and human resources.

She started her career as a medical practitioner and specialised in occupational health before deciding to build her business career. After spending two years at HSBC, specialising in transport and energy corporate finance, she began to develop her entrepreneurial interests. She is also a founder and trustee of Mkhiwa Trust, a family vehicle for social responsibility initiatives, and has served as a non-executive director on the boards of Discovery Holdings and Woolworths Holdings.

Dr Dlamini received her medical degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, her MBA from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and her diploma in occupational health from the University of the Free State, all in South Africa.

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

For further information, please contact:

Media		Investors
UK James Wyatt-Tilby Tel: [phone]		UK Leng Lau Tel: [phone]
Emily Blyth Tel: [phone]		Caroline Crampton Tel: [phone]
South Africa Pranill Ramchander Tel: [phone]		Sarah McNally Tel: [phone]

 

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