Tony O'Neill is retiring at the end of December
Diversified mining major Anglo American on Wednesday announced senior leadership changes, following Tony O’Neill’s decision to retire as technical director and to step down from the group management committee at the end of the year.
He will also step down from the Anglo American board on the same date.
“Tony’s determined vision for a modern and more sustainable future for the mining industry that embraces technology to transform safety, productivity and our environmental footprint has shown us what’s possible. Given how critical the products of mining are to people’s everyday lives and to the urgent energy transition, it is our duty to supply those products responsibly. Tony has set us squarely on that path to fundamentally change for the better how our stakeholders experience mining,” said CEO Duncan Wanblad.
Following O’Neill’s decision, the role will be divided into two to facilitate the next phase of prioritisation for Anglo American’s technical disciplines to best support business performance.
Matt Daley has been appointed group director – technical, while the process to appoint the group director – projects and development is still under way.
Daley will take up his new role and join the group management committee on January 1.