Anglo American (LON: AAL)

Anglo American is a corporation based in London, United Kingdom. Established in 1917 by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, the company invests in the areas of iron ore and manganese, metallurgical and thermal coal, copper, nickel, platinum group metals, diamonds, phosphates, and niobium. The company has operations in Southern Africa, North and South America, and Australia. The board of directors is responsible to shareholders for Anglo American's performance and comprises the Chairman, three executive directors, and six independent non-executive directors. The assets of the firm are managed by the executive management team.