Anglo Teck CEO Role For Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad

Teck Resources and Anglo American announced in July that Anglo American’s current CEO Duncan Wanblad will be appointed as the new CEO of the mining company Anglo Teck.

Duncan’s appointment will take effect once the proposed merger between Anglo American and Teck Resources receives regulatory approval. The final approval is expected between Q3 2026 and Q1 2027, as per previous guidance.

Commenting on his appointment, Duncan said: “As the incoming CEO of Anglo Teck, I have utmost confidence in the highly capable executive and regional leadership teams, benefiting from their track records of delivery and their diversity of global experience.”

Executive Leadership Team

The future Executive Leadership Team of Anglo Teck was also announced:

• Duncan Wanblad – Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
• Jonathan Price – Deputy CEO & Chief Strategy Officer
• John Heasley – Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
• Ruben Fernandes – Chief Operating Officer (COO)
• Ian Anderson – Chief People Officer
• Lyndon Arnall – Chief Legal & Sustainability Officer
• Alison Atkinson – Chief Technical Officer and CEO of Crop Nutrients
• Karla Mills – Chief Projects Officer
• Matt Walker – CEO, Marketing

Duncan’s career so far

Anglo American has one of the most complex portfolios of any mining company operating in the Middle East and Africa region. Duncan has spent more than 30 years at the company across copper operations, group strategy and the executive committee before taking the top job in April 2022.

Since then, he has overseen one of the most significant restructuring programmes in Anglo's 100-year history. Duncan divested diamond, nickel, coal and platinum assets to concentrate the portfolio on copper and iron ore, and rejected a major takeover approach from BHP in 2024.

Duncan oversaw the demerger of Anglo American’s platinum assets when Valterra (formerly Anglo Platinum) was listed in May 2025. In September 2025, Anglo divested its remaining 19.9% holding in Valterra. 

More recently, Duncan has focused on the divestment of De Beers’ diamond operations in Botswana and Namibia. Anglo American is currently in negotiations with three separate consortiums around the sale of the unit for around US$1bn, according to guidance at the beginning of August. 

As Chief Executive, Duncan has gained oversight of Anglo American's portfolio including its Kumba Iron Ore operations in South Africa's Northern Cape.

Duncan holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and a GDE in Industrial Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Anglo Teck merger

The merger between Anglo American and Canada-based Teck Resources was announced in September 2025. The combined company is expected to become one of the world’s top five copper producers by volume, with some of the world’s highest quality copper endowment. 

In addition to its six world-class copper assets, the company will boast high-quality premium iron ore and zinc businesses. Commenting on the merger, Duncan Wanblad said: “Together, we are forming a global metals and minerals powerhouse offering investors more than 70% exposure to copper.”