Cynthia Carroll, Date of Birth

    

Cynthia Carroll

American businesswoman

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1956

Profession: geologist, business executive

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Cynthia Carroll

  • Cynthia Blum Carroll (born November 13, 1956) is a British businesswoman.
  • She was the chief executive officer of Anglo American PLC, a British mining company, which, among other things, is the world's largest platinum producer.On October 24, 2006, Carroll was hired by Anglo American, and joined the board in January 2007, becoming chief executive at the beginning of March 2007.
  • She chaired Anglo American’s Executive Committee and sat on the Safety and Sustainable Development Committee.
  • She was one of only three female chief executives of FTSE 100 companies and the first non-South African to hold the post with Anglo American.In 2008 she was ranked by the magazine Forbes as the fifth most powerful woman in the world.
  • She was ranked fourth in 2009 and seventh in 2007 by the same list.Her annual salary at Anglo American was £1,050,000 with an annual bonus of £319,000.Anglo American announced on October 26, 2012, that Carroll would step down as chief executive.She has been a non-executive director of BP since June 6, 2007. Carroll previously worked for Alcan, as president and chief executive officer of the Primary Metal Group since 2002.
  • She joined Alcan in 1989.
  • In January 1996 she was promoted to managing director of the Aughinish Alumina division, located on Aughinish Island, Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland.
  • Before joining Alcan, she worked for Amoco, which is now part of British Petroleum, for eight years as a petroleum geologist, from 1982 to 1987, working in gas and oil exploration in Colorado, Alaska, Wyoming, Utah, and Montana.She is married with four children.

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