OREANDA-NEWS. Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) announces the appointment to its Board of Dr Judy Dlamini as a non-executive director, with effect 1 January 2014.

Dr Judy Dlamini is an entrepreneur in the healthcare and global pharmaceutical industries and has gained valuable board experience in the mining, retail and healthcare sectors, including as a non-executive director of Northam Platinum since 2004.

Sir John Parker, Chairman of Anglo American, said: “I am pleased to welcome Dr Judy Dlamini to the Board of Anglo American. Judy brings a compelling blend of expertise to the Board, as a successful businesswoman with longstanding and public company board experience across a range of sectors, including mining. I expect that her entrepreneurial mind-set and experience gained across a range of geographies similar to our own will add further strength to our Board.”

Notes to editors:

Dr Nobuhle Judith Dlamini, age 54, is the chairman of Aspen Pharmacare, a pharmaceutical business with operations in Africa, South America, Asia, Australia and Europe, and founder and chairman of Mbekani Group, a South African healthcare investment company. Dr Dlamini served as a non-executive director of Northam Platinum between 2004 and 2013 and as a member of that board’s committees on health, safety and environmental; investment; and social, ethics and human resources.