Governance
Richard Goodmanson
Richard Goodmanson MBA, BEc and BCom, B Eng (Civil), age 61
Appointment and election: Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2004. He was last re-elected by shareholders in 2008 and is chairman of the Committee on social and environmental accountability. (notes b, d and e).
Skills and experience: Richard is executive vice president and chief operating officer of DuPont. During his career he has worked at senior levels for McKinsey & Co, PepsiCo and America West Airlines, where he was president and CEO. He joined DuPont in early 1999 and in his current position has responsibility for a number of the global functions, and for the non US operations of DuPont, with particular focus on growth in emerging markets.
External appointments (current and recent):
Executive vice president and chief operating officer of DuPont since 1999
Chairman of the United Way of Delaware since 2006 (director since 2002)
Economic Advisor to the Governor of Guangdong Province, China since 2003
Non executive director of Qantas Airways Limited since June 2008
Director of the Boise Cascade Corporation between 2000 and 2004
Notes
(a) Audit committee
(b) Remuneration committee
(c) Nominations committee
(d) Committee on social and environmental accountability
(e) Independent
