BCompt (Hons), BCom, MBL, (49)
Andile Sangqu was appointed as a non-executive director on 16 July 2015. Andile is currently the executive head of Anglo American South Africa as of 1 June 2015. He will work with the South Africa-based businesses to help deliver the Group’s strategy in the region, will provide leadership and co-ordination to the Group’s stakeholder relations initiatives in South Africa and will facilitate regional alignment with the Group’s central functions. Andile will serve as a director on the AASA Board and report to Norman Mbazima.
Andile was previously group executive of sustainability and risk at Impala Platinum and brings extensive commercial, mining and stakeholder relations experience from his former executive and board roles. Prior to his role at Impala Platinum, Andile was executive director for Glencore Xstrata South Africa, served on the Chamber of Mines’ National Development Plan Committee and held executive and non-executive roles at Kagiso Trust Investments. Andile currently serves as the vice president of the Chamber of Mines. His qualifications include, amongst others, a Bachelor of Accounting Science (Honours), a Bachelor of Commerce and a Masters of Business Leadership.