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RNS Number : 3276H  Anglo American PLC  27 July 2023

 27 July 2023
 Anglo American Platinum appoints Craig Miller as CEO

Anglo American plc notes the announcement by Anglo American Platinum Limited
released today to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The text of the
announcement is copied below:

 

 

The Board of Anglo American Platinum Limited announces the appointment of
Craig Miller as CEO, with effect from 1 October 2023, following Natascha
Viljoen's decision in February to take up the COO role at Newmont Corporation.

 

Norman Mbazima, Chairman of Anglo American Platinum, said: "I am pleased to
extend a warm welcome to Craig Miller in his new role. Throughout the past
four years, Craig has been an invaluable member of the leadership team and our
Board, leading strategy development and execution and driving successful cost
and value optimisation across the business. In his new position, Craig will
continue to prioritise safe, stable and capable operations while fostering our
high-performance culture, all aimed at delivering sustainable ounces and
industry-leading returns through the cycle."

 

Craig is currently the finance director of Anglo American Platinum, a role he
has held since 2019. With over 23 years of mining industry experience, he is a
seasoned senior executive who has worked in South Africa, Brazil, and the UK,
with expertise spanning Anglo American's PGMs, base metals and bulk
commodities businesses.

 

Added Mbazima: "I also want to thank Natascha for her outstanding contribution
to Anglo American Platinum. Under her leadership, the business achieved new
safety milestones, made substantial investments in asset integrity and mine
development, and successfully navigated the unprecedented challenges brought
on by the pandemic. Moreover, her strategic approach has ensured that the
company is well-positioned to unlock further stakeholder value for many
decades to come."

 

Said Craig Miller: "I am really excited to take on my new role at Anglo
American Platinum and look forward to building upon our well-established
strategic priorities, which have helped us adapt and thrive through the
challenges of the last few years. Against the backdrop of macro-economic
uncertainties, including high inflation and lower metal prices, we must remain
agile, adapting to market realities while focusing on efficiency and prudent
resource management. We have the foundations in place for safe and sustainable
operations and continued value delivery, and will continue investing in our
growth projects in a disciplined manner.

 

"Safety will remain our utmost priority, and we will continue to cultivate a
diverse, inclusive and high-performance culture, underpinned by our values.
Optimising our operations, forging strong partnerships, and seizing
opportunities to create additional value for our stakeholders - with the
collective support of every Anglo American Platinum colleague - will be
fundamental to our success," Miller said.

 

Said Natascha Viljoen: "It has been an incredible honour to lead this
exceptional business and its remarkable team. Craig has been an integral
member of our leadership team, and will carry forward the important work we
have done to put the building blocks in place for long-term success. Our focus
on creating physically and psychologically safe workplaces have seen us
achieve new safety milestones, improve operational efficiencies, receive
international recognition for our environmental, social and governance (ESG)
work, and deliver superior returns to shareholders and society at large. I
want to thank every colleague and partner for their hard work, dedication, and
unwavering support during this leadership transition."

 

The recruitment process for Craig's successor is under way.

 

Prior to joining Anglo American Platinum in 2019, Craig held numerous roles
across Anglo American, including Group financial controller, chief financial
officer of the iron ore business in Brazil and coal business in South Africa,
and head of the Group CEO's office. Craig began his career as a trainee
accountant at Deloitte in Johannesburg and joined Anglo American in London as
a finance manager in May 2000.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 Media                                                                              Investors

 UK                                                                                 UK

 James Wyatt-Tilby                                                                  Paul Galloway

 james.wyatt-tilby@angloamerican.com                                                paul.galloway@angloamerican.com (mailto:paul.galloway@angloamerican.com)
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                                                                                  Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8718
 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8759

                                                                                  Emma Waterworth
 Marcelo Esquivel                                                                   Emma.waterworth@angloamerican.com (mailto:Emma.waterworth@angloamerican.com)

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7968 8574
 marcelo.esquivel@angloamerican.com (mailto:marcelo.esquivel@angloamerican.com)

 Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8891

                                                                                  Juliet Newth

                                                                                  Juliet.newth@angloamerican.com (mailto:Juliet.newth@angloamerican.com)
 Rebecca Meeson-Frizelle

                                                                                  Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8830
 Rebecca.meeson-frizelle@angloamerican.com

 (mailto:Rebecca.meeson-frizelle@angloamerican.com)

 Tel: + 44 (0)20 7968 1374                                                          Michelle Jarman

                                                                                    michelle.jarman@angloamerican.com (mailto:michelle.jarman@angloamerican.com)

 South Africa

                                                                                  Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 1494
 Nevashnee Naicker

 nevashnee.naicker@angloamerican.com

 Tel: +27 (0)11 638 3189

 Sibusiso Tshabalala

 sibusiso.tshabalala@angloamerican.com
 (mailto:sibusiso.tshabalala@angloamerican.com)

 Tel: +27 (0)11 638 2175

Notes to editors:

Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the
essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of
world-class competitive operations, with a broad range of future development
options, provides many of the future-enabling metals and minerals for a
cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast growing every
day demands of billions of consumers. With our people at the heart of our
business, we use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover
new resources and to mine, process, move and market our products to our
customers - safely and sustainably.

 

As a responsible producer of copper, nickel, platinum group metals, diamonds
(through De Beers), and premium quality iron ore and steelmaking coal - with
crop nutrients in development - we are committed to being carbon neutral
across our operations by 2040. More broadly, our Sustainable Mining Plan
commits us to a series of stretching goals to ensure we work towards a healthy
environment, creating thriving communities and building trust as a corporate
leader. We work together with our business partners and diverse stakeholders
to unlock enduring value from precious natural resources for the benefit of
the communities and countries in which we operate, for society as a whole, and
for our shareholders. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve
people's lives.

www.angloamerican.com (http://www.angloamerican.com)

 

 

 

 

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of mines and ceasing of operations or maintenance of Anglo American's assets
and changes in taxation or safety, health, environmental or other types of
regulation in the countries where Anglo American operates, conflicts over land
and resource ownership rights and such other risk factors identified in Anglo
American's most recent Annual Report. Forward-looking statements should,
therefore, be construed in light of such risk factors and undue reliance
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based.

 

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per share of Anglo American will necessarily match or exceed its historical
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