Lord Kerr of Kinlochard

Non-executive director

GCMG, MA

Appointment: Director of Rio Tinto since 2003 (notes A, N, S and I).

Skills and experience: John Kerr was in the UK Diplomatic Service for 36 years and headed it from 1997 to 2002 as permanent under secretary at the Foreign Office. He previously served in HM Treasury, and in the Soviet Union and Pakistan, as ambassador to the European Union (1990 to 1995), and the US (1995 to 1997). He has been an Independent member of the House of Lords since 2004.

External appointments (current and recent): Advisory board member of Edinburgh Partners Limited since 1 January 2012, director of Scottish Power Limited since 2009, deputy chairman of Royal Dutch Shell plc since 2005, director of The Scottish American Investment Trust plc since 2002, advisory board member of BAE Systems from  2008 to 2011, chairman of the Centre for European Reform (London) since 2008, vice president of the European Policy Centre (Brussels) since 2007, chairman of the Court and Council of Imperial College London from 2005 to 2011, trustee of the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland since 2005, Fulbright Commissioner from 2004 to 2009, director of The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company plc from 2002 to 2005, advisory board member of Scottish Power (Iberdrola) from 2007 to 2009, trustee of the National Gallery from 2002 to 2010, trustee of the Rhodes Trust from 1997 to 2010.

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