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Mark Cutifani was appointed to the board of AngloGold Ashanti on 17 September 2007. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 October 2007, following the retirement of Bobby Godsell. Prior to joining AngloGold Ashanti, Mark held the position of Chief Operating Officer at CVRD Inco where he was responsible for Inco’s global nickel business. He has been involved in the mining industry since 1976, and has considerable experience in gold mining.
Venkat was the finance director of Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited from 2000 until that company’s merger with AngloGold in 2004. Prior to joining Ashanti, Venkat was a director in the Reorganisation Services Division of Deloitte & Touche in London. He was appointed to the board in August 2005.
Russell Edey was appointed to the board in April 1998, as deputy chairman in December 2000 and as chairman in May 2002. Based in the United Kingdom, he is a non-executive director of Old Mutual plc, a member of the Counseil de Surveillance of Paris Orleans SA and a non-executive director of a number of companies within the N M Rothschild group. Mr Edey is an independent non-executive director.
James Motlatsi was appointed to the AngloGold board in April 1998 and as deputy chairman in May 2002. He has been associated with the South African mining industry since 1970 and is a past president of the National Union of Mineworkers. He is executive chairman of TEBA Limited. Dr Motlatsi is an independent non-executive director.
Frank Arisman was appointed to the board in April 1998. He resides in New York and retired, after 32 years of service, from JP Morgan Chase, where he held the position of managing director. Mr Arisman is an independent non-executive director.
Reginald Bannerman has been in law practice since 1958 and is currently the principal partner at Messrs Bruce-Lyle, Bannerman & Thompson Attorneys in Ghana. He is a member of the General Legal Council of Ghana and a member of the board of the Valco Trust Fund, the largest privately run trust in Ghana. A former lecturer in law at the Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria, he was also formerly the mayor of Accra, the capital city of Ghana. Mr Bannerman was appointed to the board in February 2006 and is an independent non-executive director.
Elisabeth Bradley was appointed to the board in April 1998. She is non-executive chairman of Wesco Investments Limited and Toyota South Africa (Proprietary) Limited, and a director of a number of other companies. She is deputy chairman of the South African Institute of International Affairs. Mrs Bradley is an independent non-executive director.
Joseph Mensah, who holds an MSc in Economics from London University, has extensive experience in international and local economic management. Formerly Minister of Finance and Economic Plannning and then Senior Minister in the Government of Ghana, he is now the chairman of the National Development Planning Commission and a member of the Ghana Parliament representing the Sunyani East constituency. He joined the board with effect from 4 August 2006. Mr Mensah is an independent non-executive director.
Bill Nairn has been a member of the board since January 2000. He was re-appointed to the board in May 2001, having previously been alternate director to Tony Trahar. He was group technical director of Anglo American plc, prior to his retirement in 2004.
Sipho Pityana was appointed to the board with effect from 13 February 2007. He is the executive chairman of Izingwe Holdings (Proprietary) Limited and has occupied strategic roles in both the public and private sectors, including the positions of director general of the national departments of Labour and Foreign Affairs. He was formerly a senior executive of Nedbank and is currently a non-executive director of several companies. Mr Pityana is an independent non-executive director.
Wiseman Nkuhlu, who holds a BCom degree from the University of Fort Hare, is a Chartered Accountant with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and is a past national president of that institute. He also holds an MBA from the University of New York and is a respected South African academic, professional and business leader. Professor Nkuhlu was appointed to the board as deputy chairman of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee with effect on 4 August 2006, and assumed chairmanship of the committee with effect from 5 May 2007 following the retirement of Mr CB Brayshaw. Prof Nkuhlu is an independent non-executive director.
Simon Thompson was appointed to the board in 2004. He is a non-executive director of UC Rusal and was previously a director of Anglo American plc, where he was chairman of the Base Metals Division, the Exploration Division and the Tarmac Group.
Following the appointment of Mark Cutifani as chief executive officer, AngloGold Ashanti re-organised its executive management team with effect from 1 December 2007, in line with the renewed strategic focus of the company. A decentralised regional operating structure was established with three executive vice presidents for Africa, the Americas and Australasia, reporting directly to the chief executive officer. In addition, the heads of business strategy, business development, business effectiveness, sustainability and organisational development were made executive vice presidents. These operations and functional executive vice presidents, the vice president – treasurer, the vice president – compliance and corporate administration, together with the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer, constitute the company's executive management.
Charles Carter joined Anglo American in 1991 and moved to the Gold and Uranium Division in 1996, and was part of the team responsible for the formation of AngloGold. In May 2005, he was appointed an executive officer, with responsibility for overseeing the company’s global investor relations programme. He was appointed as executive vice president – business strategy in December 2007.
Richard Duffy joined Anglo American in 1987 and in 1998 was appointed executive officer and managing secretary of AngloGold. In November 2000, he was appointed head of business planning and in 2004 assumed responsibility for all new business opportunities globally. In April 2005, this role was expanded to include greenfields exploration. He was appointed to the Executive Committee in August 2005. Richard was appointed as executive vice president – business development in December 2007.
Graham Ehm has 30 years of diverse experience in mine operations and project management, covering the nickel, phosphate, copper, uranium and gold sectors. He was appointed General Manager Sunrise Dam Gold Mine in 2000, Regional Head – Australia in 2006 and took up his current role as executive vice president – Australasia in December 2007.
Ron Largent has been with the company since 1994. He is a board member of the Colorado Mining Association in Denver and has served on the Board of Directors for the California Mining Association and the Nevada Mining Association. In 2001 he was appointed as General Manager of the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine and took up his current role as executive vice president – Americas in December 2007.
Robbie Lazare joined Anglo American Gold and Uranium Division in 1982, working in a variety of management posts until 1999 when he was appointed general manager of TauTona. In December 2004, he was appointed an executive officer with responsibility for South African operations. He was appointed executive officer – Africa underground region in July 2005 and took up his current role as executive vice president – Africa in December 2007.
Mark Lynam joined the Anglo American group in 1983 and has been involved in the hedging and treasury area since 1990. In 1998 he joined AngloGold as treasurer and was appointed an executive officer in May 2004. He was appointed as vice president – treasurer in December 2007.
Peter Rowe joined AngloGold Ashanti in June 2004 as head of AngloGold Ashanti Australia. Following 20 years with Anglo American and De Beers, he moved to Australia in the early 1990s where he held a number of senior managerial positions including that of project director of the Fimiston expansion, general manager of the Boddington Gold Mine and managing director and CEO of Bulong Nickel. He was appointed executive officer with responsibility for the corporate technical group in January 2006 and took up his current role as executive vice president – business effectiveness in December 2007.
Thero Setiloane joined AngloGold in May 2003 from Real Africa Holdings, where he had been an executive director. He is the chairman of Rand Refinery Limited. He was appointed an executive officer and a member of AngloGold Ashanti's executive committee in February 2006 and as executive vice president – sustainability in December 2007.
Yedwa Simelane joined AngloGold in November 2000 from the Mineworkers' Provident Fund where she was the senior manager of the Fund. She was appointed an executive officer in May 2004 and took up her current role as vice president – compliance and corporate administration in December 2007.
Nigel Unwin has many years experience in the field of human resources. He was appointed an executive officer in 1999. He joined Anglo American as a trainee in human resources in 1974 and spent 18 years in operations and corporate roles. He then worked in the CFTA retail sector for seven years before joining AngloGold in 1999 as an Executive Officer. Following the acquisition of Acacia Resources by AngloGold at the end of 1999 he managed the integration of the two companies in Australia before taking over the HR and IT portfolios in 2001. He was appointed to his current role of executive vice president – organisational development in December 2007.
Prior to the re-organisation of the executive management team, the following represented the ‘executive officers’ team until 30 November 2007:
Lynda Eatwell joined AngloGold in 2000 as assistant company secretary and was appointed company secretary in December 2006. She is responsible for ensuring compliance with statutory and corporate governance requirements and the regulations of stock exchanges on which AngloGold Ashanti is listed.
AngloGold Ashanti Annual Report 2007 – Annual Financial Statements