Management & Governance

Paul Skinner

Chairman

Paul Skinner BA (Hons) (Law), DpBA (Business Administration), age 63

Appointment and election: Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2001, he was appointed chairman of the Group in 2003. Paul was last re-elected by shareholders in 2005 and stands for re-election in 2008. He is chairman of the Nominations committee (note c).

Skills and experience: Paul graduated in law from Cambridge University and in business administration from Manchester Business School. He was previously a managing director of The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company plc and group managing director of The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies, for whom he had worked since 1966. During his career he worked in all Shell's main businesses, including senior appointments in the UK, Greece, Nigeria, New Zealand and Norway. He was CEO of its global Oil Products business from 1999 to 2003.

External appointments (current and recent):
Director of Standard Chartered plc since 2003
Director of the Tetra Laval Group since 2005
Director of L'Air Liquide SA since 2006
Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (UK) since 2005
Non executive member of the Defence Board of the UK Ministry of Defence since 2006
Member of the board of INSEAD business school since 1999
Director of The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company plc from 2000 to 2003

Notes
(a) Audit committee
(b) Remuneration committee
(c) Nominations committee
(d) Committee on social and environmental accountability
(e) Independent