Anglo American announces Group Head of Human Resources
06 June, 2008
Anglo American is pleased to announce the appointment of Mervyn Walker to the role of Group Head of Human Resources, replacing Russell King, who recently became the Group's Chief Strategy Officer.
Mervyn will join Anglo American from Mondi, where he is currently Group Human Resources and Legal Director, responsible for the Group's human resources, corporate communications, safety, sustainable development, legal and company secretarial matters. He is also Non-executive Chairman of Amec plc's UK pension schemes.
Commenting on the appointment, Cynthia Carroll, CEO of Anglo American, said: “I am delighted that Mervyn will be joining Anglo at this important point in the development of our Human Resources strategy and am confident that he will build upon the tremendous foundation laid down by Russell and take Anglo's people agenda forward with great success.”
Mervyn's appointment will take effect from 1 September 2008.