Anglo American Non-Executive Board Appointment
10 March, 2006
Anglo American plc (Anglo American) announces that the election of Dr Mamphela Ramphele as an independent non-executive director will be proposed at the AGM on 25 April 2006.
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Chairman of Anglo American, said: “I am delighted that Dr Ramphele has agreed to join the board where her experience in the international financial institutions and of South African issues will be of great value to us”.
Dr Ramphele said: “Anglo American is a world-class company with a commitment to couple business objectives with a wider sense of corporate responsibility. I look forward to contributing to its continued success as a non-executive director.”
Biography
Dr Mamphela Ramphele, aged 58, holds an MBChB, a BComm in Administration, diplomas in Tropical Health & Hygiene and Public Health and a PhD in Social Anthropology. As a student she played a key role in the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa. She is a former Managing Director of the World Bank and a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town. She previously served on the Board of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa from 1992 to 1996. She is currently the Chair of Circle Capital Ventures, a Black Economic Empowerment company that focuses on unleashing the fortune at the margins of the socio-economic circle.
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)