Anglo American has appointed Mark Cutifani as CEO, effective from April 3, 2013. Cynthia Carroll, the miner's outgoing CEO, will step down from the board at the annual general meeting in April and will leave the company at the end of that month. Mark Cutifani is an experienced listed company chief executive with a focus on creating value.

He is a seasoned miner, with broad experience of mining operations and projects across a wide range of commodities and geographies, including South Africa and the Americas. An Australian national, Cutifani has been CEO of AngloGold Ashanti since 2007. He is also the current president of the South African Chamber of Mines.