Directorate Change

Anglo American PLC
18 June 2002


News Release
18 June 2002

              Anglo American plc names new non-executive director



Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") announces that Mr Fred Phaswana has joined
its Board with immediate effect, he will also join the board of Anglo American
Corporation of South Africa Limited.

Mr Phaswana (57), has had extensive experience in the resources industry, having
worked for BP in a number of countries and capacities in both Africa and Europe
since the 1960s. He is currently BP Regional President: Africa, a position he
assumed in 1999. Before that he was Director BP Oil (Benelux) and Associate
President BP Netherlands (1992) and Chairman and Chief Executive BP Southern
Africa (1995). Mr Phaswana is widely involved in public life in southern Africa,
chairing the South African Institute of International Affairs, the South African
National Energy Association (the local branch of the World Energy Council), and
the Cape Town Graduate School of Business Advisory Board. He is also Vice
Chairman of the World Wildlife Fund South Africa and of the South Africa
Foundation and is Honorary President of the Cape Town Press Club.

Commenting on the appointment, Julian Ogilvie Thompson, Chairman of Anglo
American, said: "We are very pleased to be welcoming Fred Phaswana to the Board.
He brings broad experience of large-scale natural resources business, especially
in Africa. He is widely respected and the Board will be strengthened by his
judgement and perspectives."



For further information:

London:

Edward Bickham

Tel: [phone]

Johannesburg:

Michael Spicer

Tel: [phone]

Anne Dunn

Tel: [phone]

Marion Dixon

Tel: [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 America and Australia. (www.angloamerican.co.uk)





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