Awards & Recognition
★Member of Council for Inclusive Capitalism
★FREng designation (Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering)
★Listed in Mining Elites 2026 leadership profile by Mining Review
Notable Facts
→CEO of Anglo American plc since April 2022, leading one of the world's largest mining companies
→Successfully defended against BHP's $49 billion hostile takeover bid in 2024
→Leading the merger of equals with Teck Resources to form Anglo Teck, creating a global critical minerals champion
→33 years of experience at Anglo American, working his way up through various executive positions
→Born in Randfontein, South Africa, holds BSc in Mechanical Engineering and GDE in Industrial Engineering from University of Witwatersrand
→Chair of De Beers and previously chaired the Anglo American Foundation
→Will become CEO of Anglo Teck headquartered in Vancouver, Canada following merger completion