Anglo American PLC Anglo American leadership changes (1016M)
January 03 2019 - 8:00AM
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Anglo American PLC
03 January 2019
3 January 2019
Anglo American leadership changes - Base Metals and Brazil
Anglo American plc ("Anglo American") announces a number of
senior management changes following the decision to divide the
management of our global Base Metals business from our Strategy and
Business Development activities. Duncan Wanblad will focus solely
on his role as Group Director of Strategy and Business Development
and Ruben Fernandes, currently CEO of Anglo American in Brazil,
will succeed Duncan Wanblad as CEO of Base Metals, effective 1
March 2019.
Mark Cutifani, Chief Executive of Anglo American, said "Duncan
Wanblad has led our Base Metals business since 2013 and took on the
Strategy and Business Development portfolio in 2016. As we progress
the transformation of Anglo American's performance to unlock our
full potential, it is appropriate that we allocate dedicated
executive responsibility to these two important portfolios. Duncan
will continue to bring rigorous leadership to our strategic
thinking and analysis of business development opportunities,
critical in shaping many of our longer term decisions.
"Ruben Fernandes has led our iron ore and nickel interests in
Brazil with great commitment and compassion. As CEO of Base Metals,
Ruben will build on the significant turnaround in operational
performance embedded by Duncan Wanblad and take forward our global
business strategy for copper and other base metals. Ruben will work
closely with the Copper team in Chile, the Quellaveco project
development team and our mineral discovery team as we map out our
extensive long-term growth options for this key product area that
is key to enabling a cleaner, more electrified and richer
world."
Wilfred (Bill) Bruijn is appointed CEO of Anglo American in
Brazil, succeeding Ruben Fernandes and reporting to Seamus French,
CEO of Bulk Commodities. Bill brings more than 25 years of
experience in the mining industry, most recently as CEO of
Mineração Usiminas, the iron ore mining joint venture in Brazil
between Usiminas and Sumitomo. He joins Anglo American on
4 January 2019 and will work with Ruben on the transition before
taking up his role on 1 March 2019.
Ruben Fernandes will join the Group Management Committee of
Anglo American upon taking up his new role.
For further information, please contact:
Media Investors
UK UK
James Wyatt-Tilby Paul Galloway
james.wyatt-tilby@angloamerican.com paul.galloway@angloamerican.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8759 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8718
Robert Greenberg
Marcelo Esquivel robert.greenberg@angloamerican.com
marcelo.esquivel@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 2124
Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8891 Sheena Jethwa
South Africa sheena.jethwa@angloamerican.com
Pranill Ramchander Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8680
pranill.ramchander@angloamerican.com
Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2592 Emma Waterworth
Ann Farndell emma.waterworth@angloamerican.com
ann.farndell@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8574
Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2786
Notes to editors:
Ruben Fernandes, age 53, has 30 years of experience in the
mining industry. Prior to joining Anglo American in 2012, Ruben was
head of mining at Votorantim Metals in Brazil, responsible for
projects and exploration activities around the world, as well as
operations in Peru and Colombia. Between 2009 and 2011, he was COO
at Vale Fertilizers, responsible for the fertiliser operations,
sales and marketing. Ruben was also CEO of Kaolin Companies - Pará
Pigments and Cadam - two subsidiaries of Vale, between 2007 and
2009, and held various analysis, marketing and project roles in
Vale's Base Metals business which he joined in 1999. Between 1988
and 1998, he held several leadership roles in the special alloys
industry. A graduate in Metallurgical Engineering from the Federal
University of Minas Gerais, Ruben also holds an MBA from the
University of São Paulo.
Wilfred (Bill) Bruijn, age 54, brings more than 25 years of
experience in the mining industry, most recently as CEO of
Mineração Usiminas, the iron ore mining joint venture in Brazil
between Usiminas and Sumitomo, for nine years from 2009. Prior to
that, Bill led iron ore project implementation for Vale, following
a number of commercial and financial roles with Vale and its
subsidiary companies over 14 years. A graduate in Mathematics from
Manhattanville College, New York, Bill also holds an MBA in Finance
from IBMEC, Rio de Janeiro.
Anglo American is a global diversified mining business and our
products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of
modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive mining
operations and undeveloped resources provides the metals and
minerals to meet the growing consumer-driven demands of the world's
developed and maturing economies. With our people at the heart of
our business, we use innovative practices and the latest
technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and
market our products to our customers around the world.
As a responsible miner - of diamonds (through De Beers), copper,
platinum and other precious metals, iron ore, coal and nickel - we
are the custodians of what are precious natural resources. We work
together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the
sustainable value that those resources represent for our
shareholders, the communities and countries in which we operate and
for society at large. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to
improve people's lives.
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