Directorate Change

RNS Number:7217K
Anglo American Platinum Corp Ld
06 May 2003


ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM CORPORATION LIMITED

Registration No 1946/022452/06


JSE CODE : AMS

ISIN : ZAE000013181


                        ANGLO PLATINUM ANNOUNCES NEW CEO


Anglo Platinum is pleased to announce that Ralph Havenstein, currently Managing
Director Sasol Chemical Industries and an Executive Director of Sasol Limited,
will join the board of Anglo Platinum as its Chief Executive Officer on 01 July
2003.

Ralph (47) holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and has, during a career
spanning 24 years occupied many managerial positions within Sasol. He is
currently head of its Chemical Division which he has built together with his
team from small beginnings to a business with a turnover of R42 billion
employing 11 500 people.

Barry Davison, currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will
relinquish the CEO position on 01 July 2003 and will continue as non-executive
Chairman of the Board. Dorian Emmett, the Chief Operating Officer, will continue
in that role. All other executive directors of Anglo Platinum will remain in
place, so providing Ralph with an extremely competent and experienced team of
executives to deal with the challenges of the enormous expansion programme being
undertaken by the Company.

The splitting of the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive will ensure that
Anglo Platinum is compliant with King II.


Johannesburg

5 May 2003

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