Executive Committee

Title and age: Chief Executive, aged 52
Appointment: Appointed Chief Executive in October 2001 and then Chief Executive of Xstrata plc upon incorporation in February 2002
Committee membership: Chairman of Executive Committee, and a member of the Health, Safety, Environment and Community Committee
Skills and experience: Previously, Mr. Davis was Chief Financial Officer and an Executive director of Billiton Plc, appointed in July 1997, and served as Executive Chairman of Ingwe Coal Corporation Limited from 1995. He joined Gencor Limited in early 1994 from Eskom, the South African state-owned electricity utility, where he was an Executive Director
External appointments: None

Title and age: Executive Committee member and Chief Executive of Xstrata Coal, aged 51
Appointment: joined Xstrata in 2002
Skills and experience: Peter Freyberg is Xstrata Coal’s Chief Executive with over 30 years experience in the international coal mining industry. His mining career began in 1978 with Anglo American Corporation in South Africa, where he completed his degree in Mining Engineering.  Mr Freyberg embarked on his international career in 1991 working with Kaltim Prima Coal in Indonesia; followed by Hamersley Iron in Perth;  Copelmi Mineração in Brazil; Carbones del Cerrejón in Colombia; and Xstrata Coal in South Africa. Following his role as Chief Operating Officer, Xstrata Coal South Africa, Mr Freyberg was appointed Director of Operations for Xstrata Coal in 2006 and relocated to the company’s headquarters in Sydney where he oversaw the continued expansion of Xstrata Coal’s global operations. Mr Freyberg was appointed Chief Executive, Xstrata Coal on 1 January 2008.
External appointments: He is a Board Member of the Minerals Council of Australia; a member of the National Low Emissions Coal Council; a member of the Queensland Clean Coal Council; a Director of the Australian Coal Association; and a Director of the World Coal Institute.

Title and age: Executive Committee member and Chief Legal Counsel of Xstrata, aged 46
Appointment: joined Xstrata in 1997
Skills and experience: Mr Levene began his career at Werksmans Attorneys in South Africa in 1989, where he became a partner in 1993 specialising in local and international mergers and acquisitions, and equity and debt capital raising.  While at Werksmans Attorneys Mr Levene assisted with the initial acquisitions by Xstrata of its Ferroalloys assets, and subsequently joined Xstrata Holding AG in Switzerland as Chief Legal Counsel in 1997.  Mr Levene was involved in the structuring of the cross-border merger of Xstrata Holding AG into Xstrata PLC simultaneously with the listing of Xstrata PLC on the London and Swiss Stock Exchanges in March 2002.
External appointments: None

Title and age: Executive Committee member and Executive General Manager Group Strategy and Corporate Affairs, aged 47
Appointment: joined Xstrata in 2003
Skills and experience: Mr Moraitis is responsible for the Group’s strategic development, post-acquisition integration, external affairs and investor relations, leadership development, as well as the Group’s technology businesses. Mr Moraitis began his career as an engineer on the Winkelhaak Gold Mine, Gencor. He then became a Global Partner in the strategy and merchant banking firm, Monitor, where he was responsible for their EMEA operations, advising governments and corporations around the world and was involved in Monitor’s private equity and venture capital activities.
External appointments: None

Title and age: Executive Committee member and Chief Executive of Xstrata Alloys, aged 60
Appointment: joined Xstrata in 1988
Skills and experience: Mr. Nienaber holds both a Bachelor and Honours degree in Engineering. Mr. Nienaber started his career as an Iscor bursary holder at Iscor Steelworks in Newcastle and worked for 14 years in the ferroalloy industry at both Samancor and CMI until in 1988 he became one of the founder members of what is now the Xstrata Group's chrome operations. In 1997, Mr. Nienaber was appointed Chief Executive of Xstrata's South African Alloys operations.
External appointments: None

Title and age: Executive Committee member and Chief Executive of Xstrata Nickel, aged 53
Appointment: joined Xstrata in 2006
Skills and experience: Mr Pearce has worked for more than 27 years in the metallurgy and mining field. He joined Falconbridge in 2003 where he spearheaded the advancement of major growth initiatives as Senior Vice-President of Projects, before being appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2006. He was appointed Chief Executive of Xstrata Nickel following the acquisition of Falconbridge in August 2006. Previously, Mr Pearce worked on Canadian oil sands projects as well as metallurgical and mining projects for Fluor in Canada, Indonesia, Chile and South Africa. He holds an engineering HND in mineral processing and a BSc from the University of Witwatersrand.
External appointments: Mr Pearce sits on the Board of Directors of the Mining Association of Canada and the Nickel Institute, and is on the Advisory Board of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100.

Title and age: Chief Financial Officer, aged 50
Appointment: Appointed in February 2002
Committee membership: Executive Committee
Skills and experience: Mr Reid joined Xstrata in January 2002. Prior to joining Xstrata, he was Global Head of Resource Banking at the Standard Bank Group. He joined the Standard Bank Group in 1997 from Warrior International Limited, a corporate finance boutique specialising in the minerals sector
External appointments: None

Charlie Sartain

Title and age: Executive Committee member and Chief Executive of Xstrata Copper, aged 49
Appointment: joined Xstrata in 2003
Skills and experience: Mr Sartain originally worked with MIM Holdings for more than 20 years, initially in a number of mining engineering and management roles at Mount Isa Mines, then as General Manager of the Ravenswood Gold operations and General Manager of the Ernest Henry Mine, all in Queensland, Australia. In mid-2000 he was appointed General Manager of Minera Alumbrera in Argentina, and then Executive General Manager – Latin America in mid-2002. In July 2003 Mr Sartain was appointed Chief Executive Copper Americas for Xstrata, before being appointed into his current role in January 2004.
External appointments: Mr Sartain is a Director and current Chairman of the International Copper Association, the leading organisation for promoting the use of copper worldwide, a Director of the Council on Australian Latin America Relations, a Director of the Sustainable Minerals Institute at the University of Queensland, and a Director of Wesley Research Institute.

Title and age: Executive director and Chief Executive of Xstrata Zinc, aged 68
Appointment: Appointed in February 2002
Committee membership: Executive Committee
Skills and experience: Mr. Zaldumbide is currently Executive Chairman of Asturiana de Zinc. He is a previous Chief Executive Officer and director of Union Explosivos Rio Tinto and of Petroleos del Norte. In 1990, Petroleos del Norte became part of the Repsol Oil Group where Mr. Zaldumbide was responsible for establishing the international structure of the enlarged Repsol Oil Group. In 1994, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Corporación Industrial de Banesto and, in December 1997, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Asturiana de Zinc
External appointments: Mr. Zaldumbide is also a member of the European Advisory Council of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and a director of ThyssenKrupp SA.