Appointment of Jack Thompson

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Anglo American PLC

16 November 2009

 



News Release

16 November 2009

Anglo American appoints Jack Thompson to its Board

Anglo American plc ("Anglo American" or "the Group") announces the appointment to its Board of Jack Thompson as a non-executive director, with immediate effect.

Jack Thompson, 59, graduated as a mining engineer from the University of Arizona and has spent his entire career in the mining industry. He has served in key executive roles in a number of mining companies, including Newmont Mining (copper and uranium) and Homestake Mining (gold), where he became Chairman and CEO. He subsequently served as Vice Chairman of Barrick Gold and as a non-executive director on a range of mining companies engaged in copper, platinum, gold and aluminium.

Sir John Parker, Chairman of Anglo American, said: "I am delighted to welcome Jack Thompson to the Anglo American Board. He brings a wealth of experience gained at all levels of the mining industry and has received wide recognition as a mining engineer. His extensive boardroom experience in executive and non-executive roles will strengthen and enrich our Board."

Notes to Editors:

Jack Thompson was Vice Chairman of Barrick Gold from 2001 to 2005 and currently sits on the boards of Centerra Gold, Century Aluminum, Molycorp and Tidewater as a non-executive director. In recent years, Jack has also served on the boards of Phelps Dodge, Rinker Inc. and Stillwater Mining.

Sir John Parker, Chairman of Anglo American, said: "I am delighted to welcome Jack Thompson to the Anglo American Board. He brings a wealth of experience gained at all levels of the mining industry and has received wide recognition as a mining engineer. His extensive boardroom experience in executive and non-executive roles will strengthen and ened group. 

Anglo American plc is oneof the world's largest mining groups. With its subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates, it is a global leader in platinum group metals and diamonds, with significant interests in coal, base and ferrous metals, as well as an industrial minerals business. The Group is geographically diverse, with operations in Africa, Europe, South and North America, Australia and Asia.

(www.angloamerican.co.uk)

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