Management & Governance

Andrew Gould

Andrew Gould BA, FCA, age 61

Appointment and election: Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2002. Andrew was last re-elected by shareholders in 2006. He is also chairman of the Audit committee (notes a, b and e).

Skills and experience: Andrew is chairman and chief executive officer of Schlumberger Limited, where he has held a succession of financial and operational management positions, including that of executive vice president of Schlumberger Oilfield Services and president and chief operating officer of Schlumberger Limited. He has worked in Asia, Europe and the US. He joined Schlumberger in 1975. He holds a degree in economic history from Cardiff University and qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young.

External appointments (current and recent):
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Schlumberger Limited since 2003
Member of the Advisory Board of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia since 2007
Member of the commercialization advisory board of Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, London since 2002
Member of the UK Prime Minister's Council of Science and Technology from 2004 to 2007

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