Anglo American appoints Anik Michaud as Group Director - Corporate Communication
23 March, 2015
Anglo American announces the appointment to the Group Management Committee of Anik Michaud as Group Director – Corporate Communication, with effect from 30 March 2015.
Mark Cutifani, Chief Executive of Anglo American, said: "Repositioning our corporate communication activities to the heart of our decision making under Anik Michaud's proven leadership will help us achieve our strategic goals and ensure that our reputation and licence to operate are given the appropriate consideration. We are absolutely focused on the need to engage more effectively with our ever more diverse range of stakeholders, starting with our employees. We recognise that those companies that excel in these areas will gain significant competitive advantage by articulating and delivering the real value that can be unlocked for all stakeholders through responsible mining."
Anik Michaud commented: "Bringing greater focus to our engagement work will enhance our ability to listen to and understand our myriad connected stakeholders so that we build effective and sustainable relationships. By articulating the considerable societal benefits that we bring, to our host countries and communities and to our customers and ultimate users of the products that we make possible, we will build further differentiation for Anglo American and our investment case. The organisation and cultural changes that we are making to Anglo American also require intensive engagement with our employees in order to yield positive, enduring results."