www.xstrata.com | 101 In this section 102 Board of directors 104 Executive management 105 Directors’ report 110 Corporate <strong>Governance</strong> report 119 Remuneration report Overview Strategy Performance <strong>Governance</strong> Financials
102 | <strong>Governance</strong> Board of directors 1. Willy Strothotte Title and age: Chairman, aged 66 Appointment: Appointed in February 2002 Committee membership: Chairman of Remuneration Committee Skills and experience: From 1961 to 1978 Mr. Strothotte held various positions with responsibility for international trading in metals and minerals in Germany, Belgium and the USA. In 1978, Mr. Strothotte joined Glencore International, taking up the position of Head of Metals and Minerals in 1984. Mr. Strothotte was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Glencore in 1993 and held the combined positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1994 until 2001, when the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive were split. Mr. Strothotte was Chairman of <strong>Xstrata</strong> AG from 1994 to 2002 and has been Chairman of <strong>Xstrata</strong> plc since February 2002 External appointments: Chairman of Glencore International AG and currently a director of Century Aluminium Corporation, Minara Resources Limited and KKR Financial Holdings LLC Skills and experience: Mr. Rough was a director of Legal & General Group Plc before retiring from Legal & General in June 2002. As Group Director (Investments), Mr. Rough headed all aspects of fund management within Legal & General Investments External appointments: Director of Land Securities Group plc, Brown, Shipley & Co Ltd and LME Holdings Ltd 4. Con Fauconnier Title and age: Non-executive director, aged 63 Appointment: Appointed in May 2010 Committee membership: Member of Health, Safety, Environment and Community and Remuneration Committees Skills and experience: Dr. Fauconnier was Managing Director of Iscor Mining in 1999, before being appointed as Chief Executive of Kumba Resources Limited in 2001. From 2006 until his retirement in August 2007, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Exxaro Resources Limited, a newly formed company from the merger of Eyesizwe Mining and the non-iron ore assets of Kumba Resources 2. Mick Davis External appointments: Non-executive Director of Namakwa Diamonds Ltd Title and age: Chief Executive, aged 53 Appointment: Appointed Chief Executive in October 2001 and then 5. Ivan Glasenberg Chief Executive of <strong>Xstrata</strong> plc upon incorporation in February 2002 Title and age: Non-executive director, aged 54 Committee membership: Chairman of Executive Committee, and a Appointment: Appointed in February 2002 member of the Health, Safety, Environment and Community Committee Committee membership: Member or Nominations Committee Skills and experience: Previously, Mr. Davis was Chief Financial Officer Skills and experience: Mr. Glasenberg worked in the coal department and an executive director of Billiton Plc, appointed in July 1997, and of Glencore in South Africa for three years and in Australia for two served as Executive Chairman of Ingwe Coal Corporation Limited years. From 1989 to 1990, he managed Glencore International’s from 1995. He joined Gencor Limited in early 1994 from Eskom, Hong Kong and Beijing offices. In 1991 he became Head of the South African state-owned electricity utility, where he was an Glencore’s Coal Department and in 2002 Chief Executive Officer executive director of Glencore International External appointments: None External appointments: Chief Executive Officer of Glencore 3. David Rough International. Director of Minara Resources Limited and United Company Rusal Limited Title and age: Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director, aged 60 6. Peter Hooley Appointment: Appointed in April 2002 Title and age: Non-executive director, aged 64 Committee membership: Chairman of the Nominations Committee Appointment: Appointed in May 2009 and a member of the Remuneration, Audit and Health, Safety, Committee membership: Chairman of the Audit Committee Environment and Community Committees Skills and experience: Mr. Hooley was, until 2006, Group Finance director of Smith & Nephew plc, a global medical devices business listed on the FTSE 100. He was previously Group Financial Controller of BICC plc 1 2 3 4 5
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