AngloGold Appoints Finance Head Venkatakrishnan to CEO
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AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. has appointed Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, its finance head, as chief executive officer to lead the third-biggest producer of the metal.
The appointment is effective immediately, Johannesburg-based AngloGold said in a statement today. The company considered internal and external candidates after Mark Cutifani stepped down to lead Anglo American Plc on April 3, leaving Venkatakrishnan, 48, known as Venkat, and Executive Director Tony O’Neill as joint interim CEOs.