When Anglo American was fending off the unwanted advances of the then Mick Davis-led Xstrata in the aftermath of the last global recession, it exposed the flaw of the South African CEO position in a company that is quite clearly being led from headquarters elsewhere.
With Anglo's board trying to drum up shareholder and stakeholder support in the South African government, it was quite clear where the real power vested...
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