Cynthia Carroll: absence

Where is Cynthia Carroll? Anglo American’s chief executive might have been expected to take a public lead in the fight against Xstrata’s proposed merger of equals. But while Carroll has been jetting around the world for private meetings with the miner’s stakeholders, she has been strikingly absent from the public eye. Anglo could argue that its Swiss-domiciled rival hasn’t proposed anything that merits a strong public rebuttal. A proposal was made, and firmly rejected by the Anglo board. No m...