Management & Governance

Dick Evans

Executive director

Dick Evans BS (Industrial Engineering) (Oregon State University), MS Management (Stanford Graduate School of Business), age 60

Appointments and election: Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited effective 25 October 2007. Dick will stand for election by shareholders at the 2008 annual general meetings.

Skills and experience: Dick Evans joined Rio Tinto following the acquisition of Alcan Inc where he had held several senior management positions including executive vice president and had been president and chief executive officer of Alcan from 2006 to 2007. Prior to Alcan, he has held senior management positions with Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation.

External appointments (current and recent):
Director of AbitibiBowater Inc. since 2003
Director of the International Aluminium Institute since 2001