Mark Cutifani was appointed to the Board of AngloGold Ashanti on 17 September 2007 and as Chief Executive Officer on 1 October 2007.  He is Chairman of the Executive Committee and a member of a number of its operating and strategic committees. Mark has considerable experience in mining, having been associated with the industry since 1976.  Prior to joining AngloGold Ashanti, he held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Vale Inco, a Toronto based company, where he was responsible for Vale’s global nickel business. Prior to Vale’s takeover of Inco he was Inco’s Chief Operating Officer. Prior to his Vale and Inco roles he held senior executive positions with the Normandy Group, Sons of Gwalia, Western Mining Corporation, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines and CRA (Rio Tinto). Mark is a mining engineer by training with several published papers and presentations. In his 34 years in operations, business development and corporate roles he has had line responsibilities across 6 continents, more than 25 countries producing more than 20 commodities.