The Anglo American plc board is responsible to shareholders for the Group's performance. It is chaired by Sir John Parker and consists of two executive and nine non-executive directors.
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.
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 Safety and Sustainable Development (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.
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 and senior non-executive director of Smiths Group plc. 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, and a non-executive director of A|A Group Company Limited. He was formerly chief executive of Brambles Industries and GKN PLC and a non-executive chairman of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong). 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.
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. His other previous appointments include finance director of Lloyds TSB Group plc, BT Group plc, British Steel plc, an executive director of Lazards and a non-executive director of RMC Group plc and Belgacom SA.
Board member since March 2011
Phuthuma is a member of the audit committee and has previously served as a director on a number of boards in South Africa, including Nedbank Group, Alexander Forbes, Bidvest and Old Mutual (SA). He was also recently appointed to the BP plc board. He joined MTN as Group Chairman in 2001, taking up the position of President and CEO in 2002. Phuthuma stepped down from his executive positions on 31 March 2011 and became the Non-Executive Vice-Chairman of MTN Group and Chairman of MTN International.
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.
Board member since April 2006.
Dr Ramphele is a member of the Nomination and the Safety and Sustainable Development (S&SD) Committees. She is the executive chair of Letsema Circle, a specialist transformation advisory company and the chair of Gold Fields Limited and 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 (S&SD) 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.
Chairman of the Safety and Sustainable Development Committee; Board member since January 2006.
Peter is the chairman of the Safety and Sustainable Development (S&SD) 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.