On Wednesday 26 October, Anglo American Chief Executive, Cynthia Carroll, who was in Brisbane with the Anglo American Board, addressed more than 150 women from across the mining industry at a Women in Mining and Resources Queensland (WIMRQ) networking event at the Stamford Plaza, Brisbane.

Women in Mining and Resources Queensland (WIMARQ) is a voluntary, not-for-profit group that organises networking events for women in varied job roles from all areas of the primary resources industry, with Wednesday’s event sponsored by Anglo American and hosted by the Queensland Resources Council.

Reflecting on her rise to become the most senior woman in the resources industry, Ms Carroll said she had built her career by always working to the best of her ability and learning from the people she had around her. She said Anglo American was committed to diversity and providing all employees with development opportunities that would enable them to grow in their careers.

“I believe diversity is about recognising the strengths and talents of others and harnessing this breadth of skills and knowledge to deliver the best possible solutions for our organisation,” she said.

With more than 100,000 employees worldwide, Anglo American employs more than 300 people at its Brisbane Corporate Office with more than 3500 at its Queensland and New South Wales operations.

“Globally, Anglo American’s female employees comprise 14 per cent of our overall workforce and 21 per cent of our management population and our aim is to improve these statistics,” Ms Carroll said.

“We also need to draw the best people from the entire talent pool available because our industry faces genuine skills shortages.

“Driving gender diversity at Anglo American is something my executive leadership team and I have taken very seriously for many years.

“At Anglo American we’re taking a multi-faceted approach to lifting our gender diversity by reviewing our working environment, recruitment, employee development and communication methods,” Ms Carroll said.

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Notes to editors:

Anglo American plc is one of the world’s largest mining companies, is headquartered in the UK and listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges. Its portfolio of mining businesses spans precious metals and minerals – in which it is a global leader in both platinum and diamonds; base metals – copper and nickel; and bulk commodities – iron ore, metallurgical coal and thermal coal. Anglo American is committed to the highest standards of safety and responsibility across all its businesses and geographies and to making a sustainable difference in the development of the communities around its operations. The company’s mining operations and extensive pipeline of growth projects are located in southern Africa, South America, Australia, North America and Asia.

www.angloamerican.com