Maria Perez partners with the company's business leaders to ensure AngloGold Ashanti complies with legal requirements across the group. As executive vice president of legal, commercial and governance, and as company secretary, Ms Perez is also responsible for compliance, company secretarial functions, integrated reporting, and all legal and commercial aspects of global procurement. Ms Perez has been AngloGold Ashanti since 2011 and has worked in similar positions for leading South African companies in her career including Investec, Sappi and Afrox.