Tony Trahar (born 1949 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African businessman and former chairman of
Anglo American.
Trahar was educated at
St John's College and the
University of the Witwatersrand
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (), commonly known as Wits University or Wits, is a multi-campus Public university, public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg, South Africa. The universit ...
, after which he qualified as a
chartered accountant.
He joined
Anglo American in 1974 and later was an assistant to
Gavin Relly and was appointed finance director in 1982. Trahar became the managing director of Anglo American's paper company, Mondi, in 1986. He succeeded
Julian Ogilvie Thompson as CEO of Anglo American in 2000.
Trahar stepped down as chairman and CEO in 2007, succeeded by
Cynthia Carroll.
References
Profiles of Anglo American chief executives
1949 births
Living people
Businesspeople from Johannesburg
Alumni of St John's College (Johannesburg)
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