Mark Cutifani CBE, FAusIMM

Global Mining Leader and Director

Mark is a mining engineer by training having started his career in deep underground coal mining in Australia in 1976. In his +48 years of experience, he has had line and  support responsibilities across all forms of mining, processing, and product marketing, having worked across 6 continents, 20 countries and with more than 30 minerals and metals. Mark retired from his role as the Chief Executive Officer (CE) of Anglo American (AA) in April 2022 after more than 9 years revitalising and delivering industry leading shareholder returns. He most recently completed a 2-year stint as Chair of Vale Base Metals, where he again led a major revitalisation of the business and the rebuilding of its Executive leadership team. He had previously worked as a  Chief Executive of two other major mining businesses and had been a “C-Suite” leader in mining for 32 years. 

Mark was also a past President of the International Council for Mining and Metals (ICMM) and the South African Chamber of Mines (now Minerals Council). Consistent with his business transformational reputation, Mark has been honoured by both the  Australian and South African mining industries, receiving the AusIMM Industry Award and the SAIMM Brigadier Stokes Awards, the peak industry awards for service to the industry in each country. He was recognised by Mines and Metals as the leading  global mining industry CEO in 2019 and in 2022 was awarded their Lifetime Achievement Award. In the areas of sustainability and responsible social development, he has been recognised by the Thomas Edison Global Innovation Awards for Collaborative Change through the Development Partner Institute, he was the “Technoserve 50th Anniversary Honouree” – in honour of “extraordinary leadership in creating sustainable business solutions to end poverty around the world” and more recently as Europe’s most sustainable mining leader. In 2023, he was awarded a CBE, in recognition of his services to the global mining investment. Mark has been inducted into the South African and US Mining Halls of Fame and most recently has been awarded the UK Mining Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Mark is currently a Non-Executive Director of TotalEnergies based in Paris and is an Independent Director for Laing O’Rourke based in the UK. He is one of the 3 founding partners of the Odin Partnership, an advisory and investment group specialising in the sustainable transformation and development of mining resources and assets across the global mining industry. He is also involved with numerous NGOs covering global nutrition for women and children, ethical and sustainable business practices, and development of young and emerging business executives.

Mark is a panellist at the Thought Leadership Series London during Australian Mining Week 2025.