Anglo American Annual Report 2012

GOVERNANCE THE BOARDTHE BOARDCHAIRMANSir John ParkerGBE, FREng, DSc (Eng), ScD (Hon),DSc (Hon), DUniv (Hon), FRINA70, joined the Board as a nonexecutivedirector on 9 July 2009 andbecame chairman on 1 August 2009.Sir John is also chairman of theNomination Committee and is amember of the Safety and SustainableDevelopment (S&SD) Committee.He is a non-executive director ofCarnival Corporation and EADS aswell as deputy chairman of DP World.Sir John is also President of the RoyalAcademy of Engineering and a VisitingFellow of the University of Oxford.Sir John was previously chairman ofNational Grid plc, senior non-executivedirector and chair of the Court of theBank of England, joint chair of Mondiand chair of BVT and P&O plc.CHIEF EXECUTIVECynthia CarrollMSc, MBA, DSc (Hon)56, was appointed CEO on 1 March2007, having joined the Board on15 January 2007. Cynthia chairs theGroup Management Committee(GMC) and the Executive Committee(ExCo) and sits on the S&SDCommittee. She is a non-executivedirector of BP plc and chairs AngloAmerican Platinum and De Beers.Cynthia is the former president andCEO of Alcan’s Primary Metals Groupand a former director of AngloGoldAshanti Ltd and Sara Lee Corporation.In October 2012 Cynthia announcedher decision to step down as CEO witheffect from 3 April 2013. She will alsostep down from the Board at the AGMon 19 April 2013.92 Anglo American plc Annual Report 2012FINANCE DIRECTORRené MédoriDoctorate in Economics55, was appointed to the Boardon 1 June 2005, becoming financedirector on 1 September 2005.René is a member of GMC and ExCoand chairman of the InvestmentCommittee. He is a non-executivedirector of Anglo American Platinum.René recently joined the board ofPetrofac Limited as a non-executivedirector. He is a former financedirector of The BOC Group plc andwas a non-executive director ofSSE plc (formerly Scottish andSouthern Energy plc) until June 2012.SENIOR INDEPENDENTDIRECTORDavid ChallenMA, MBA69, joined the Board on 9 September2002 and was appointed as the seniorindependent non-executive directorin April 2008. He is chairman of theAudit Committee and a member ofthe Nomination and RemunerationCommittees. David is currentlychairman of the EMEA governancecommittee at Citigroup and seniornon-executive director of SmithsGroup plc. He is currently a deputychairman of the UK’s Takeover Panel.Previously he was chairman of J. HenrySchroder & Co. Limited, where hespent most of his professional career.NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSSir CK ChowDEng (Hon), CEng, FREng, HonFHKIE,FIChemE62, was appointed to the Board on15 April 2008 and is a member ofthe Nomination and RemunerationCommittees. He is currently chairmanof Hong Kong Exchanges and ClearingLimited and a non-executive directorof AIA Group Limited.Sir CK was appointed as a memberof the Executive Council of theHong Kong Special AdministrativeRegion in July 2012. He is chairmanof the Hong Kong General Chamberof Commerce, and was recentlyappointed chairman of the AdvisoryCommittee on Corruption by theHong Kong SAR Government.Between 2003 and 2011 he was CEOof the MTR Corporation in Hong Kong.Former positions include those of CEOof Brambles Industries, GKN PLC andnon-executive chairman of StandardChartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited.Prior to joining GKN PLC he workedfor The BOC Group plc for 20 years,joining its board in 1993.Sir Philip HamptonMA, ACA, MBA59, joined the Board on 9 November2009. He is chairman of theRemuneration Committee and amember of the Audit Committee.Sir Philip is chairman of The RoyalBank of Scotland and brings toAnglo American significant financial,strategic and boardroom experienceacross a number of industries.His previous appointments includechairman of J Sainsbury plc; financedirector of Lloyds TSB Group plc, BTGroup plc, BG Group plc, British Gasplc and British Steel plc, executivedirector of Lazards, and non-executivedirector of RMC Group plc andBelgacom SA.Phuthuma NhlekoBSc (Eng), MBA52, joined the Board on 9 March2011 and is a member of the AuditCommittee. Phuthuma is also anon-executive director of BP plcand chairman of Pembani Group(Pty) Limited.He previously served as a director ona number of boards in South Africa,including Nedbank Group, AlexanderForbes, Bidvest and Old Mutual (SA).Ray O’RourkeKBE, HonFREng, CEng, FICE, FIEI66, joined the Board on 11 December2009. He is a member of the Auditand S&SD Committees.Ray founded the O’Rourke Groupin 1977, having begun his career atKier and J Murphy & Sons. In 2001,the O’Rourke Group acquired JohnLaing to form Laing O’Rourke, nowEurope’s largest privately ownedconstruction company, of whichRay is chairman and CEO.Ray has a proven track record indelivering complex and large-scaleprojects around the world, mobilisinglarge numbers of people with greatsuccess and applying leading projectmanagement practices. As a memberof the S&SD Committee, he has akeen interest in safety.