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Non-executive chairman since August 2009; chairman of the Nomination Committee; a non-executive director since July 2009

Sir John became the non-executive chairman of Anglo American plc on the 1 August 2009. He succeeded Sir Mark Moody-Stuart as chairman and is also chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Safety and Sustainable Development (S&SD) Committee. He is chairman of National Grid plc, a non executive director of Carnival Corporation, EADS and deputy chairman of DP World.  He is a former joint chairman of the Mondi Group and recently stepped down as senior non-executive director (Chair) of the Court of the Bank of England.  Sir John is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Chancellor of the University of Southampton and a Visiting Fellow of the university of Oxford. He is a recipient of honorary doctorates from a number of universities in the UK and Ireland. Sir John was re-elected to the board in April 2010.

Chief executive since March 2007; Board member since January 2007.

Cynthia Carroll chairs the Group Management Committee (GMC) and the Executive Committee (ExCo) and sits on the S&SD Committee. She is the former president and chief executive officer of Alcan’s Primary Metals Group and a former director of AngloGold Ashanti Limited and the Sara Lee Corporation. She is chairman of Anglo Platinum Limited, a non-executive director of BP plc, and De Beers. She was re-elected to the board in April 2010.

Finance director since September 2005; chairman of the Investment Committee; Board member since June 2005.

René Médori is also a member of the Group Management Committee (GMC), the Executive Committee (ExCo) and chairman of the Investment Committee. He is a former finance director of The BOC Group plc and is a non-executive director of Scottish and Southern Energy plc, De Beers and Anglo Platinum Limited.

Chairman of the Audit Committee; Board member since September 2002.

David Challen was appointed as the senior independent non-executive director in April 2008. He is chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. He is currently vice chairman of Citigroup European Investment Bank, senior non-executive director of Smiths Group plc and a non-executive director of the Classical Opera Company. He was chairman of J. Henry Schroder & Co. Limited, where he spent most of his professional career. He is currently deputy chairman of the UK’s Takeover Panel.

Board Member since April 2008

Sir CK is a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. He is currently chief executive officer of the MTR Corporation in Hong Kong, a position he has held since December 2003. He was formerly chief executive of Brambles Industries and GKN PLC. Prior to joining GKN PLC he worked for the BOC Group PLC for 20 years, becoming chief executive of its Gases Division and joining its board in 1993. He is the non-executive chairman of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited.

Chairman of the Remuneration Committee; Board member since November 2009

Sir Philip is chairman of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Audit Committee. He is chairman of The Royal Bank of Scotland and was previously chairman of J Sainsbury plc. He was previously group finance director of Lloyds TSB Group plc, BT Group plc, BG Group plc, British Gas plc, British Steel plc, an executive director of Lazards and a non-executive director of RMC Group plc. He was the former chairman of UK Financial Investments Limited, the company established to manage the UK Government's shareholding in banks subscribing to its recapitalisation fund, and is also been a non-executive director of Belgacom SA (the Belgian telecoms group). Sir Philip was re-elected to the board in April 2010.

Board member since March 1999.

Nicky Oppenheimer joined the Group in 1968 and became an executive director and a deputy chairman of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited. He became deputy chairman of De Beers Consolidated in 1985 and has been chairman of De Beers since 1998. He was re-elected to the board in April 2010.

Board member since December 2009.

Ray is a member of the Audit and Safety and Sustainable Development Committees. He founded the O’Rourke Group in 1977, having begun his career at Kier and J Murphy & Sons. In 2001, the O’Rourke Group acquired John Laing, to form Laing O’Rourke, now Europe’s largest privately owned construction company, of which Ray O’Rourke is chairman and chief executive. Ray was re-elected to the board in April 2010.

Board member since April 2006.

Dr Ramphele is a member of the Nomination and the S&SD Committees. She is the executive chair of Letsema Circle, a specialist transformation advisory company and the chair of the Technology & Innovation Agency of South Africa. She is a non-executive director of Mediclinic and Business Partners S.A., a trustee of the Nelson Mandela and Rockefeller Foundations, and an adviser to the Veolia Institute. She was formerly co-chair of the Global Commission on International Migration, a World Bank managing director and vice-chancellor at the University of Cape Town.

Board member since November 2009

Jack is a member of the Remuneration and the Safety and Sustainable Development Committees. He is currently a non-executive director of Century Aluminum Co, Molycorp Minerals LLC and Tidewater Inc. He was previously chairman and CEO of Homestake Mining Co. (gold), vice chairman of Barrick Gold Corp and has served on the boards of Phelps Dodge Corp, Rinker Group Ltd, Centerra Gold Inc and Stillwater Mining Co. Jack was re-elected to the board in April 2010.

Chairman of the Safety and Sustainable Development Committee; Board member since January 2006.

Peter is the chairman of the Safety and Sustainable Development Committee and is a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. He was chief executive officer of the International Finance Corporation from 1999 to 2005. He was also a managing director of the World Bank. For nearly 30 years, he held numerous positions with J.P. Morgan prior to joining the IFC. He is currently chair of the Trustees of the Ashesi University Foundation, a member of the Saudi Aramco board and a member of the Institute for Human Rights and Business board.