BUSINESS MAVERICK: Anglo’s appointment of Mpumi Zikalala means black, female CEOs of Alsi 40 companies doubles … to two

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South Africa’s largest mining company, Anglo American, has made two significant appointments, booting current Kumba CEO Themba Mkhwanazi upstairs to take over the bulk commodities business and appointing a 41-year-old black woman, Mpumi Zikalala, as his...

The appointment of Zikalala, currently CEO of diamond company De Beers’ Managed Operations business, instantly elevates her to being the only second black female CEO of a JSE Top 40-listed company alongside Bidvest’s Mpumi Madisa.

The vacancies opened up after Seamus French, current head of the bulk commodities business, decided to leave Anglo American at the end of 2021 after 14 years with the company. Anglo CEO Mark Cutifani congratulated Mkhwanazi and Zikalala on their new roles, saying Mkhwanazi would shape the strategy for the company’s global iron ore, metallurgical coal and manganese interests.

Zikalala’s extensive operational experience at De Beers would be “instrumental as she builds on Kumba’s progress to drive sustained, safe, world-class performance, working closely with its strategic business partners”.

 

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