{"id":16069,"date":"2012-11-01T20:24:59","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T18:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/11\/factbox-possible-candidates-to-be-anglos-new-chief-executive\/"},"modified":"2012-11-01T20:24:59","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T18:24:59","slug":"factbox-possible-candidates-to-be-anglos-new-chief-executive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/factbox-possible-candidates-to-be-anglos-new-chief-executive\/","title":{"rendered":"FACTBOX-Possible candidates to be Anglo&#8217;s new chief executive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Clara Ferreira-Marques<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">LONDON<\/span> Nov 1 (Reuters) &#8211; Mining group Anglo American<br \/>\n is starting the search for a new chief executive to<br \/>\nreplace Cynthia Carroll and take on what analysts and investors<br \/>\nsay is one the toughest jobs in the resources sector.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Headhunters at executive search firm Spencer Stuart &#8211; who<br \/>\nhave worked with Anglo on board appointments in the past &#8211; are<br \/>\nexpected to lead the search, sources familiar with the matter<br \/>\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Carroll resigned last week after more than five years at the<br \/>\nhelm, under pressure from investors over issues including<br \/>\nAnglo&#8217;s underperforming share price.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Anglo&#8217;s choice of CEO will send a signal on the company&#8217;s<br \/>\nfuture strategy as it battles squeezed margins and labour unrest<br \/>\nin its platinum division, operational problems in copper, and<br \/>\ncost overruns and delays in its flagship iron ore project, Minas<br \/>\nRio.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Carroll&#8217;s replacement could come from an unexpected quarter<br \/>\nas the group&#8217;s board seeks to combine operational experience,<br \/>\nwith political nous and strategic vision. South Africa, for its<br \/>\npart, has indicated it would prefer a South African for the job.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Carroll herself &#8211; the first woman, first non-South African<br \/>\nand first outsider to take on the role &#8211; came from the aluminium<br \/>\nindustry and was all but unknown.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The following are names mentioned by analysts, investors and<br \/>\nindustry sources as potential candidates.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Clara Ferreira-Marques LONDON Nov 1 (Reuters) &#8211; Mining group Anglo American is starting the search for a new chief executive to replace Cynthia Carroll and take on what analysts and investors say is one the toughest jobs in the resources sector. 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