Anglo American Annual Report 2012

GOVERNANCE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENTEXECUTIVEMANAGEMENTCynthia CarrollRené MédoriBrian BeamishThe Company has two principalexecutive committees. The GroupManagement Committee (GMC)(which meets fortnightly) isresponsible for formulating strategyfor discussion and approval by theBoard, monitoring performanceand managing the Group’s portfolio.The Executive Committee (ExCo)(which meets at least every twomonths for a two-day session) isresponsible for developing andimplementing Group-wide policiesand programmes and for theadoption of best practice standardsacross the Group.GMC AND EXCO MEMBERSCynthia CarrollSee page 92 for biographical details.René MédoriSee page 92 for biographical details.Brian BeamishBSc (Mechanical Engineering)56, is Group director, mining andtechnology. He is a member of theS&SD and Investment Committeesand is a non-executive director ofAnglo American Platinum andDe Beers. He was CEO of Base Metalsbetween 2007 and 2009 and prior tothis spent 20 years at Anglo AmericanPlatinum and its forerunner,Johannesburg ConsolidatedInvestment Company Limited, includingfour years as executive director ofoperations between 1996 and 1999.Brian has more than 30 years of miningindustry experience in variouscommodities and geographies.Mervyn WalkerMA53, is Group director, HR and corporateaffairs. He is a solicitor by training andjoined Anglo American in 2008 fromMondi, where he was group HR andlegal director. He is currently alsonon-executive chairman of pensionschemes for AMEC plc. Mervynpreviously held a series of senior rolesat British Airways, including HR director,legal director, director of purchasingand director of UK airports.David WestonMBA, BSc (Eng)54, is Group director, businessperformance and projects. He is amember of the S&SD and InvestmentCommittees. He spent 25 years withShell and was president of Shell CanadaProducts before joining AngloAmerican in 2006 as CEO of IndustrialMinerals (Tarmac). David served as theGroup’s technical director betweenApril and October 2009. He is also anon-executive director of Kumba IronOre Ltd. and of GDF SUEZ EnergyInternational (formerly InternationalPower plc).Mervyn WalkerPauloCastellari-PorchiaSeamus FrenchDavid WestonWalter De SimoniGodfrey GomwePeter WhitcuttRuben FernandesChris GriffithKhanyisile KweyamaJohn MacKenzieNorman MbazimaPhilippe MellierDuncan WanbladPeter WhitcuttBCom (Hons), CA (SA), MBA47, is Group director, strategy andbusiness development. He joinedAnglo American in 1990 within thecorporate finance division. He workedon the merger of Minorco withAnglo American, the listing ofAnglo American in 1999 and thesubsequent unwinding of the crossholdingwith De Beers. Peter wasappointed Group head of finance in2003, CFO of Base Metals in August2008 and to his present position inOctober 2009.94 Anglo American plc Annual Report 2012