Directorate Change

Anglo American PLC
20 December 2004


News Release


20 December 2004






                      ANGLO AMERICAN APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR



Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") is pleased to announce that, at its next
Annual General Meeting on 20 April 2005, it will propose the appointment of Rene
Medori as an Executive Director of Anglo American, effective 1 June 2005.  Rene
will take over as Finance Director from Tony Lea on 1 September 2005, following
a three month handover phase.



Tony Lea will remain on the Board as an Executive Director with responsibility
for a range of corporate functions (including legal and external affairs) and
will retire from the Board during December 2005.  He will remain employed as a
consultant to the Group during 2006.



Rene Medori, aged 47, is currently Finance Director of the BOC Group plc and is
a Non-Executive Director of Scottish and Southern Energy plc as well as Afrox
Ltd and Afrox Hospitals Ltd in South Africa.



Tony Trahar, Chief Executive of Anglo American, said:  "We are very pleased that
Rene has agreed to join the Board of Anglo American.  Rene brings significant
financial and commercial expertise from a capital intensive business involved
with large utility facilities supplying products to the oil refining, steel and
mining industries.  His experience in international finance in the UK, Europe
and the United States and his South African board experience provide an
excellent platform for the Anglo American Group.  We are also fortunate in being
able to retain the services of Tony Lea for an appropriate handover and
induction phase and also to retain his broad knowledge and experience of the
Group once Rene has assumed his full responsibility as Finance Director".



Rene Medori commented that: "I am delighted to be joining the Board of Anglo
American and look forward to the challenges ahead".





For further information:



Anglo American - London

Investor Relations                                  Media Relations
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Anglo American - Johannesburg
Investor Relations                                  Media Relations
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Notes 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 platinum group metals, gold and diamonds, with significant interests
in coal, base and ferrous metals, industrial minerals and paper and packaging.
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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