Appointed a director in 2007 and chairman in 2010.

Cynthia is chief executive officer of Anglo American plc. Before joining Anglo American in January 2007 she was president and chief executive of Alcan’s Primary Metal Group located in Montreal, Canada. Prior to assuming that position in January 2002 she was for three years the president of Bauxite, Alumina and Speciality Chemicals. She is also a director of De Beers Société Anonyme (DBsa) and a non-executive director of BP plc.

Appointed a director and chief executive in June 2008.

Neville joined Anglo American Corporation in January 1979, working in the Gold and Uranium Division at different managerial levels in all the major operating areas in South Africa. In 2000 and 2001 he was the technical director of AngloGold’s South American operations in Brazil. He became the chief operating officer (Africa) of AngloGold Ashanti in 2005 and the chief operating officer of AngloGold Ashanti in August 2007. Neville was appointed chief executive officer of Anglo American Platinum Limited in June 2008. He is a non-executive director of Anglo American South Africa and was appointed to the Executive Committee of Anglo American plc in 2009. He is a director of subsidiaries of the Anglo American Platinum Limited Group. He was appointed as a vice-president of the Chamber of Mines in November 2010.

Appointed a director in May 2010.

Brian was appointed group director: mining and technology of Anglo American plc in October 2009. He is a member of the Anglo American Safety and Sustainable Development Committee and of the Investment Group Management and Executive committees. He has more than 30 years of mining-industry experience in multiple commodities and geographies. Brian spent over 20 years at Anglo American Platinum Limited(Amplats). He was its operations director between 1996 and 1999 and its chief executive; base metals between 2007 and 2009.

Appointed a director in July 2006.

Richard was appointed to Standard Bank effective 2 December 2009. He serves on the boards and audit committees of Standard Bank Group Limited, Tiger Brands Limited and AECI Limited.

Godfrey is executive director, Anglo American South Africa and was appointed to the Executive Committee of Anglo American plc in September 2010. He is chairman of Anglo American Zimele, Anglo American’s Transformation Committee, and of Tshikululu Social Investments. He was previously finance director and chief operating officer of Anglo American South Africa. He also is past chairman and chief executive of Anglo American Zimbabwe Limited. In these roles he led the execution of major repositioning and transformation strategies. Godfrey is a non-executive director of Kumba Iron Ore Limited and of Thebe Investment Corporation (Proprietary) Limited.

Appointed a director in September 2008.

Prof Bongani Augustine Khumalo is the chairman and chief executive of Gidani (Proprietary) Limited, and the chairman of Grey Group South Africa. He is a patron of the South African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS and Professor Extraordinaire at the Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management (University of Stellenbosch). He is also a member of the board of Vunani Limited and an entrepreneur.

Appointed a director in March 2009.

Wendy is a non-executive director of the Development Bank of Southern Africa, Eskomand Nedbank. She is a founding director of Peotona Group Holdings. Previously Wendy was chief executive officer of FirstRand Retail, which included First National Bank, WesBank, Outsurance and Firstlink. Previous non-executive directorships include those at Telkom, Aveng (as deputy chairman), Lafarge Industries (as chairman), the South African Financial Markets Advisory Board, Discovery Holdings, Dimension Data plc, RMB Holdings and the Momentum Group.

Appointed a director in March 2007.

René is the finance director of Anglo American plc and chairman of the investment committee of the Board. He is a former finance director of BOC Group plc, and a non-executive director of Scottish and Southern Energy plc. René is also a director of De Beers and DB Investments SA.

Appointed a director in January 2008.

Valli is a non-executive director of Sanlam Limited, Sappi Limited, Imperial Holdings Limited, Real Africa Holdings Limited and Sun International Limited. He is an executive director of Lereko Investment Holdings (Proprietary) Limited. Valli is a member of the Auditor-General’s Advisory Committee. He was a cabinet minister from 1994 to 2004. He was also chairman of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development during 2002 and 2003.

Appointed a director in January 2009.

Bongani joined Anglo American Platinum Limited as finance director in January 2009. He is the former finance director of Eskom Holdings Limited. Prior to joining Eskom, he served as treasurer and chief financial officer of Shell Southern Africa. Bongani is currently a non-executive director of Old Mutual plc and chairman of the South African Revenue Service Audit Committee. He trained as an accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Appointed a director in January 2008.

Sonja is a founder and principal partner of Identity Partners, an investment, financing and advisory firm. She was previously an executive director of WDB Investment Holdings (Proprietary) Limited. She was vice-president, Investment Banking, Deutsche Bank, from 1997 to 2002. Sonja is a non-executive director of a few listed companies on the JSE Limited, including Discovery Holdings Limited and Mr Price Group Limited. She is a member of the Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals.

Appointed an alternate director in May 2007.

Peter played a key role in the development of Group strategy and the key transactions associated with Anglo American’s evolution from diversified South African conglomerate to focused global miner, including the merger of Minorco, the listing of Anglo American in 1999 and the subsequent unwinding of crossholding with De Beers. He has held various finance roles and is currently group director: strategy and business development for Anglo American plc.

Appointed a director in July 2001.

Tom is the retired chairman of Ernst & Young in South Africa. He served for many years on the Accounting Practices Board and other professional bodies. He is a non-executive director of Avusa Limited (previously Johnnic Communications), Clover Industries Limited, New Corpcapital Limited, Sanlam Developing Markets Limited, Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Limited and Pan Africa Life Assurance Limited, Nairobi. He is a member of the Directors and Boards subcommittee of the King Committee on Governance and is also a member of the Actuarial Governance Board. Tom is the co-author, with Professor Geoff Everingham, of the book entitled ‘Corporate Governance’.