Directors and executive management

Executive directors

Mr RM Godsell (52)

BA, MA
Chief Executive Officer
Bobby Godsell was appointed to the AngloGold board as chief executive officer in April 1998 and as chairman in December 2000. He relinquished his role as chairman of AngloGold in May 2002. He is a non-executive director of Anglo American plc. He is also a past chairman of the World Gold Council.

Mr JG Best (56)

ACIS, ACIMA, MBA
Executive Director: Finance (Chief Financial Officer)
Jonathan Best was appointed finance director of AngloGold in April 1998. He has had 36 years of service with companies associated with the mining industry.

Mr DL Hodgson (57)

BSc (Mining Engineering), BSc (Civil Engineering), BCom, AMP (Harvard)
Chief Operating Officer
Dave Hodgson was appointed to the AngloGold board in November 2001 as chief operating officer. He was previously executive officer responsible for AngloGold's South Africa region. He has more than 31 years of mining experience.

Dr SE Jonah KBE (55)

Hon D Sc (Exeter), MSc (Mineral Production Management)
President
Dr Sam Jonah was appointed to the position of chief executive officer of Ashanti Goldfields in 1986. Dr Jonah had an honorary knighthood conferred on him by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, in 2003. He became president of AngloGold Ashanti in May 2004.

Mr KH Williams (56)

BA (Hons)
Executive Director: Marketing
Kelvin Williams was appointed marketing director of AngloGold in April 1998. He has 29 years of service in the gold mining industry. He is a director and the immediate past chairman of Rand Refinery and is a director of the World Gold Council.

Non-executive directors

Mr RP Edey (62)

FCA
Chairman and independent non-executive director
Russell Edey was appointed to the AngloGold board in April 1998 and as deputy chairman in December 2000. In May 2002, he was appointed chairman when Bobby Godsell relinquished this office. Based in the United Kingdom, he is deputy chairman of NM Rothschild Corporate Finance and a director of a number of other companies.

Dr TJ Motlatsi (53)

Hon D Soc Sc (Lesotho)
Deputy Chairman and independent non-executive director
James Motlatsi was appointed to the AngloGold board in April 1998 and as deputy chairman in May 2002 upon Russell Edey being appointed chairman. He has been associated with the South African mining industry since 1970, and is a past president of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). He is also chief executive officer of TEBA Limited.

Mr FB Arisman (60)

MSc (Finance)
Independent non-executive director
Frank Arisman was appointed to the AngloGold board in April 1998. He resides in New York and recently retired, after 32 years of service, from JP Morgan Chase, where he held the position of managing director.

Mr s E le R Bradley (66)

BSc, MSc
Independent non-executive director
Elisabeth Bradley was appointed to the AngloGold board in April 1998. She is non-executive chairman of Wesco Investments Limited, Metair Investments Limited and Toyota South Africa (Proprietary) Limited and a director of a number of other companies. She is also deputy chairman of the South African Institute of International Affairs.

Mr CB Brayshaw (69)

CA(SA), FCA
Independent non-executive director
Colin Brayshaw was appointed to the AngloGold board in April 1998. He is a retired managing partner and chairman of Deloitte & Touche and is a non-executive director of a number of other companies including Anglo Platinum Corporation, Datatec Ltd and Johnnic Holdings Ltd.

Mr AW Lea (56)

BA (Hons)
Tony Lea was appointed to the AngloGold board in July 2001. He is finance director of Anglo American plc.

Mr WA Nairn (60)

BSc (Mining Engineering)
Bill Nairn has been a member of the AngloGold board since January 2000. He was re-appointed to the board in May 2001, having previously been alternate director to Tony Trahar. He is a former group technical director of Anglo American plc.

Mr SR Thompson (45)

BA (Hons) (Geology)
Simon Thompson is the chief executive of Anglo American Base Metals Division. He is also a director of the Anglo American Corporation of South Africa, a member of the Executive Committee of Anglo American plc, chairman of the Exploration Division and a member of the executive committee of the Industrial Minerals Division. Simon joined the AngloGold Ashanti board in 2004.

Mr AJ Trahar (55)

BCom, CA(SA)
Tony Trahar was appointed to the AngloGold board in October 2000. He is chief executive officer of Anglo American plc.

Mr PL Zim (44)

MCom
Lazarus Zim is chief executive officer of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited. He is also chairman of Anglo Operations Limited and serves on a number of boards in the Anglo American Group including Anglo American Platinum Corporation Ltd. Lazarus joined the AngloGold Ashanti board in 2004.

Alternate directors

Mr DD Barber (52)

FCA, AMP (Harvard)
David Barber was appointed alternate director to Julian Ogilvie Thompson in April 2002 and, following the retirement of Mr Ogilvie Thompson, was appointed alternate director to Mr Zim in April 2004. He is finance director of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa.

Mr AH Calver (57)

BSc (Hons) Engineering, MDP (UNISA), PMD (Harvard)
Harry Calver was appointed alternate director to Bill Nairn in May 2001. He is head of engineering Anglo American plc.

Mr PG Whitcutt (39)

BCom(Hons), CA(SA), MBA
Peter Whitcutt was appointed alternate director to Tony Lea in October 2001. He is head of finance at Anglo American plc.

Executive officers

Ms M Botsio-Phillips (51)

LLB, BL
General Counsel
Merene Botsio-Phillips joined Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited in 1995, and was appointed to the board as executive director - general counsel in 1996. She was admitted to the English Bar in 1979 and is a member of Gray's Inns, the Ghana Bar and the International Bar Association.

Mr R Carvalho Silva (53)

BAcc, BCorp Admin
Deputy Chief Operating Officer (International)
Roberto Carvalho Silva joined the Anglo American group in Brazil in 1973 and was appointed president and chief executive officer of AngloGold South America in January 1999. He became an executive officer of AngloGold in February 2000 and was appointed a deputy chief operating officer in January 2005.

Mr RN Duffy (41)

BCom, MBA
New Business Development
Richard Duffy joined Anglo American Corporation 18 years ago. He became an executive officer of AngloGold in 1998 and was given the business planning portfolio in November 2000. In 2004, on completion of the business combination of AngloGold and Ashanti, Richard was appointed an executive officer of AngloGold Ashanti.

Ms D Earp (43)

BCom, BAcc, CA(SA)
Corporate Accounting
Dawn Earp joined AngloGold in July 2000 from Anglo American where she held the position as vice president, central finance. Dawn was appointed to the position of executive officer in May 2004.

Mr BW Guenther (52)

B.S. Mining Engineering
Corporate Technical (Group)
Ben Guenther joined AngloGold as senior vice-president general manager of Jerritt Canyon mine in Nevada. In 2000. He was seconded to AngloGold's Corporate Office in Johannesburg as head of mining. In 2001, he assumed some responsibilities for safety and health as well as heading up the Corporate Technical Group. Ben was appointed an executive officer in May 2004.

Mr RL Lazare (48)

BA HED
South Africa region
Robbie Lazare was appointed an executive officer in December 2004. Prior to this he was the general manager of TauTona mine. He has 23 years experience in the mining industry.

Mr SJ Lenahan (49)

BSoc Sc, MSc
Corporate Affairs
Steve Lenahan has been working in the mining industry since 1978 when he started his career at De Beers. He was appointed investor relations executive for AngloGold in 1998 and assumed responsibility for corporate affairs in early 2001.

Mr MP Lynam (43)

BEng (Mech)
Treasury
Mark Lynam joined the Anglo American group in 1983 and has been involved in hedging and treasury since 1990. In 1998, Mark joined AngloGold as treasurer and was appointed to the positon of executive officer in May 2004.

Mr NF Nicolau (45)

B-Tech (Min.Eng), MBA
Deputy Chief Operating Officer (Africa)
Neville Nicolau became the executive officer responsible for AngloGold's South Africa region in November 2001 and was appointed a deputy chief operating officer in January 2005. He has 26 years of mining experience.

Ms YZ Simelane (39)

BA LLB, FILPA, MAP
Managing Secretary
Yedwa Simelane joined AngloGold in November 2000 from the Mineworkers' Provident Fund where she was the senior manager of the Fund. Yedwa was appointed to the position of executive officer in May 2004.

Mr NW Unwin (52)

BA
Human Resources and Information Technology
Nigel Unwin has had many years of experience in the field of human resources. He has been an executive officer since 1999.

Mr S Venkatakrishnan (Venkat) (39)

BCom, A.C.A (ICAI)
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan (Venkat) was the finance director of Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited from 2000 until the business combination with AngloGold in 2004. Prior to joining Ashanti, Venkat worked as a director in the Reorganisation Services division of Deloitte & Touche in London.

Mr GF Wylie (52)

BSc Honours (Geology), MSc (Mining Engineering), Dip Mgmt
Exploration
Gordon Wylie began his career at Iscor in 1976 before moving to Anglo American Corporation. In 1998 he became manager, Exploration and Geology for AngloGold's global operations. Gordon was appointed to the position of executive officer in May 2004.

Company secretary

Mr CR Bull (58)

BCom
Chris Bull has been employed by the Anglo American Corporation group for 39 years in various company secretarial positions. He was appointed company secretary of AngloGold in 1998 and is responsible for ensuring compliance with statutory and corporate governance requirements and the regulations of the stock exchanges on which AngloGold Ashanti is listed.