Governance
Paul Skinner
Chairman
Paul Skinner BA (Hons) (Law), DpBA (Business Administration), age 64
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 at the 2008 annual general meetings. He is chairman of the Nominations committee. Paul has agreed to remain as chairman until mid 2009 by which time it is anticipated a successor will be appointed (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 of 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
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
Chairman of the Commonwealth Business Council since 2007
Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (UK)
from 2005 to 2008
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
