Board Announcement

Anglo American PLC
19 March 2002


News Release
19 March 2001


                ANGLO AMERICAN NAMES NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

 Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") announces that Professor Karel Van Miert
                  has joined its Board with immediate effect.

Professor Van Miert, 60, has had a long and distinguished career in European
politics and business. He is currently President of the Nyrenode University,
Netherlands Business School; a member of the Supervisory Board of German Utility
RWE and is also an independent Director of Philips NV and Wolters-Kluwer. He is
also a member of the Advisory Boards of Goldman Sachs, Eli Lilly and Rabobank.
His political career includes having been: a Chairman of the Belgian Socialist
Party; a Member of the first directly elected European Parliament from 1979
until 1985; a member of the Belgium Chamber of Representatives from 1985 until
1988; and a member of the European Commission from 1989 until 1999. In the
latter role he was responsible for transport, investment and consumer policy
from 1989 until 1992 and for competition policy from 1993 until 1999.

Commenting on the appointment, Julian Ogilvie Thompson, Chairman of Anglo
American, said: 'We are very pleased to be welcoming Karel Van Miert to the
Board. He brings a highly unusual mix of skills and experience. He is widely
respected and the Board will be strengthened by his judgement and perspectives.'


Enquiries to:

London

Edward Bickham

Mobile: [phone]

Kate Aindow

Tel: [phone]

Johannesburg

Michael Spicer

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