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Anglo American PLC
05 October 2021
5 October 2021
Anglo American senior leadership changes
Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") announces a number of
senior leadership changes. Seamus French has decided to leave Anglo
American at the end of 2021 after 14 years with the company and
will be replaced as CEO of Bulk Commodities by Themba Mkhwanazi,
currently CEO of Kumba Iron Ore ("Kumba"). Mpumi Zikalala,
currently Managing Director of De Beers Managed Operations, has
been appointed as CEO of Kumba. Both appointments will take effect
on 1 January 2022. Mpumi's successor at De Beers Managed Operations
will be confirmed in due course.
Mark Cutifani, Chief Executive of Anglo American, said: "We
congratulate Themba Mkhwanazi and Mpumi Zikalala on their new
roles. Themba will shape the strategy for our global iron ore,
metallurgical coal and manganese interests. The premium quality of
our steelmaking ingredients and the partnerships we will continue
to build to develop cleaner steelmaking technologies have never
been more critical as we work to tackle climate change. Mpumi's
extensive operational experience at De Beers will be instrumental
as she builds on Kumba's progress to drive sustained safe,
world-class performance working closely with its strategic business
partners.
"I am also delighted that, together with Nolitha Fakude as chair
of our management board in South Africa, and Natascha Viljoen as
CEO of our PGMs business, we will have three women of such high
calibre leading our extensive interests in South Africa."
"We thank Seamus for his enormous contribution and unfailing
commitment to Anglo American over 14 years, both as CEO of our coal
businesses and in his more recent role leading our global bulks
operations and strategy. His work to draw out considerable
operational synergies and sharing of best-practice has enhanced our
capabilities and been central to our performance improvements over
many years. We wish him well."
In conjunction with these changes, Ruben Fernandes, CEO of Base
Metals, will also take on accountability for the iron ore and the
nickel operations in Brazil. As planned, the Quellaveco copper
operation in Peru will also move to the Base Metals portfolio once
it is commissioned. This streamlining of responsibilities will
allow Ruben to maximise efficiencies across all of Anglo American's
operations in South America, alongside his global strategic
responsibilities for base metals.
For further information, please contact:
Media Investors
UK UK
James Wyatt-Tilby Paul Galloway
james.wyatt-tilby@angloamerican.com paul.galloway@angloamerican.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8759 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8718
Marcelo Esquivel Juliet Newth
marcelo.esquivel@angloamerican.com juliet.newth@angloamerican.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8891 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8830
Katie Ryall Michelle Jarman
katie.ryall@angloamerican.com michelle.jarman @angloamerican.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8935 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 1494
South Africa
Nevashnee Naicker
nevashnee.naicker@angloamerican.com
Tel: +27 (0)71 164 5719
Sibusiso Tshabalala
sibusiso.tshabalala@angloamerican.com
Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2175
Notes to editors:
Mpumi Zikalala
Nompumelelo "Mpumi" Zikalala, aged 42, was appointed Managing
Director of De Beers Managed Operations in 2019, with
responsibility for De Beers operations in South Africa and Canada.
Mpumi began her career as a De Beers Group bursar and joined the
company as a process engineer. She was appointed General Manager at
De Beers' Kimberley Mines in 2007, becoming the company's first
female General Manager. In 2010, she was appointed General Manager
of Voorspoed mine and later became Senior Vice-President of De
Beers Sightholder Sales South Africa, the company that sorts,
values and sells all De Beers Group production in South Africa. In
2017, Mpumi was appointed Deputy MD of De Beers Consolidated Mines.
Mpumi holds a BSc in chemical engineering from the University of
the Witwatersrand, South Africa. She currently serves as a Trustee
at the University of Johannesburg Trust and is also the Chairperson
of the Private Sector Forum of SANAC (South African National AIDS
Council). Mpumi previously served as a non-executive director of a
number of organisations, including the Black Management Forum and
Mintek.
Ruben Fernandes
Ruben Fernandes, age 56, was appointed CEO of Anglo American's
Base Metals business in 2019, having previously served as CEO of
Anglo American in Brazil since 2016 and CEO of Anglo American's
Niobium & Phosphates businesses from 2012 to 2016. Prior to
joining Anglo American in 2012, Ruben was head of mining at
Votorantim Metals in Brazil, responsible for projects and
exploration activities around the world, as well as operations in
Peru and Colombia. Between 2009 and 2011, he was COO at Vale
Fertilizers, responsible for the fertiliser operations, sales and
marketing. Ruben was also CEO of Kaolin Companies - Pará Pigments
and Cadam - two subsidiaries of Vale, between 2007 and 2009 having
joined Vale's Base Metals business in 1999. A graduate in
Metallurgical Engineering from the Federal University of Minas
Gerais, Ruben also holds an MBA from the University of São Paulo,
Brazil.
Themba Mkhwanazi
Themba Mkhwanazi, age 51, was appointed CEO of Kumba Iron Ore in
2016, having served as CEO of Anglo American's thermal coal
business in South Africa since 2014. Prior to joining Anglo
American, Themba was Regional General Manager for Technology and
Innovation for the Americas for Rio Tinto. From 2011 to 2012,
Themba worked at Rio Tinto's coal business in Australia to drive
business improvement and operational excellence, and also served as
COO of Richards Bay Minerals, a joint venture between Rio Tinto and
BHP Billiton in South Africa, from 2007. Themba serves as a
non-executive director of Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, is Chairman of
Mining Dialogues 360 and Vice President of the Minerals Council
South Africa, where he also chairs the CEO Zero Harm Forum. In his
new role, Themba will continue to serve on the board of Kumba Iron
Ore, as a non-executive director. Mr Mkhwanazi holds a Bachelor of
Engineering (Hons) in Chemical Engineering from Teesside
University, UK.
When the above leadership changes take effect, Anglo American's
Group Management Committee will be formed as follows:
Mark Cutifani Chief Executive
Stephen Pearce Finance Director
Tony O'Neill Technical Director
Anik Michaud Group Director - Corporate Relations and Sustainable Impact
Didier Charreton Group Director - People and Organisation
Duncan Wanblad Group Director - Strategy and Business Development
Nolitha Fakude Group Director - South Africa
Bruce Cleaver CEO - De Beers
Natascha Viljoen CEO - Platinum Group Metals
Peter Whitcutt CEO - Marketing
Ruben Fernandes CEO - Base Metals
Themba Mkhwanazi CEO - Bulk Commodities
Richard Price General Counsel and Company Secretary
Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our
products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of
modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive operations,
with a broad range of future development options, provides many of
the future-enabling metals and minerals for a cleaner, greener,
more sustainable world and that meet the fast growing every day
demands of billions of consumers. With our people at the heart of
our business, we use innovative practices and the latest
technologies to discover new resources and to mine, process, move
and market our products to our customers - safely and
sustainably.
As a responsible producer of diamonds (through De Beers),
copper, platinum group metals, premium quality iron ore and
metallurgical coal for steelmaking, and nickel - with crop
nutrients in development - we are committed to being carbon neutral
across our operations by 2040. More broadly, our Sustainable Mining
Plan commits us to a series of stretching goals to ensure we work
towards a healthy environment, creating thriving communities and
building trust as a corporate leader. We work together with our
business partners and diverse stakeholders to unlock enduring value
from precious natural resources for the benefit of the communities
and countries in which we operate, for society as a whole, and for
our shareholders. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve
people's lives.
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