Richard Goodmanson

Non-executive director

MBA, BEc and BCom, BEng (Civil)

Appointment: Director of Rio Tinto since 2004 and chairman of the Sustainability committee (notes R, N, S and I).

Skills and experience: Richard was executive vice president and chief operating officer of DuPont until 2009. He was responsible for a number of the global functions, and for the non-US operations of DuPont, with particular focus on growth in emerging markets. During his career he has worked at senior levels for McKinsey & Co, PepsiCo and America West Airlines, where he was president and chief executive officer.

External appointments (current and recent): Non-executive director of Qantas Airways Limited since 2008, economic adviser to the governor of Guangdong Province, China from 2003 to 2009, executive vice president and chief operating officer of DuPont from 1999 until 2009, director of the United Way of Delaware between 2002 and 2009 (chairman between 2006 and 2007).

Notes:
(A) Audit committee
(R) Remuneration committee
(N) Nominations committee
(S) Sustainability committee
(C) Chairman's committee
(I) Independent