Chairman
Chairman
Appointment and election:
Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited effective 1 September 2008. Jan was elected by shareholders at the 2009 annual general meetings. He was appointed chairman at the conclusion of the 2009 annual general meetings.
Skills and experience:
Jan was appointed chairman of the board of British American Tobacco plc in 2004 having been a non executive director since 1999.
A former non executive director of Lloyds Bank Group plc, Jan was previously Group finance director of Richemont from 1988 until April 2004 and chairman of RHM plc between June 2005 and March 2007.
External appointments (current and recent):
Non executive director of Marks and Spencer Group plc since November 2008, chairman of the board of British American Tobacco plc from 2004 until October 2009, non executive director and chairman of the Audit committee of Lloyds Banking Group plc from 2005 and 2008 respectively until April 2009. Chairman of RHM plc from 2005 until March 2007.
Non executive director
Non executive director
Appointment and election:
Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2003. Sir David was appointed chairman of the Audit committee at the conclusion of the 2008 annual general meetings. Sir David was last re-elected by shareholders in 2009 and will retire at the conclusion of the annual general meetings in 2010.
Skills and experience:
Sir David was chairman of Prudential plc until December 2008, prior to which he was deputy governor of the Bank of England. His earlier career was with Kleinwort Benson where he spent 22 years, holding various positions including chief executive and vice chairman. A graduate of Oxford University and a qualified chartered accountant, Sir David also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
External appointments (current and recent):
Non executive director of Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust plc since May 2008, chairman, King’s Cross Central General Partnership since October 2008, chairman of Prudential plc from 2002 until 2008, member of the Financial Reporting Council between 2003 and 2007.
Chief financial officer
Chief financial officer
Appointment and election:
Chief financial officer of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2002. Guy was last re-elected by shareholders in 2007 and stands for re-election in 2010.
Skills and experience:
Guy joined the Group in 1980 after gaining an MBA having previously been in investment banking. He has subsequently held a variety of commercial and management positions, including head of Business Evaluation and president of Rio Tinto Brasil.
External appointments (current and recent):
Non executive director of Cadbury plc since July 2007 and senior independent director since July 2008. Chairman of the Audit committee until April 2009.
Non executive director
Non executive director
Appointment and election:
Appointed a director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited on 9 February 2010. Ann will stand for election by shareholders at the 2010 annual general meetings.
Skills and experience:
Ann will succeed Sir David Clementi as chairman of the Audit committee upon his retirement from the board at the conclusion of the 2010 annual general meetings. Ann has more than 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry. She spent ten years at Swiss Re, latterly as chief financial officer from 2003 until 2007 and from 2008 until January 2009 she was chief financial officer and executive director of Northern Rock.
External appointments (current and recent):
Non executive director of UBS AG since April 2009, non executive director of Atrium Underwriting Group Limited and Aerial Group Limited since November 2007, non executive director of Prudential since August 2007 and chairman of the Audit committee since October 2009, chief financial officer and executive director of Northern Rock from 2008 to 2009.
Non executive director
Non executive director
Appointment and election:
Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2003. He was last re-elected by shareholders in 2007 and stands for re-election in 2010.
Skills and experience:
Lord Kerr was in the UK Diplomatic Service for 36 years and headed it from 1997 to 2002 as permanent under secretary at the Foreign Office. Previous postings included being principal private secretary to two chancellors of the Exchequer, serving in the Soviet Union and Pakistan, and spells as ambassador to the European Union (1990 to 1995), and the US (1995 to 1997). He has been an independent member of the House of Lords since 2004.
External appointments (current and recent):
Director of Scottish Power Limited since July 2009, deputy chairman of Royal Dutch Shell plc since 2005, director of The Scottish American Investment Trust plc since 2002 advisory board member, BAE Systems since 2008, chairman of the Centre for European Reform (London) since 2008, vice president of the European Policy Centre (Brussels) since 2007, chairman of the Court and Council of Imperial College, London since 2005, trustee of the Rhodes Trust since 1997 and the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland since 2005, director of The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company plc from 2002 to 2005, advisory board member, Scottish Power (Iberdrola) from 2007 to July 2009, trustee of The National Gallery from 2002 to February 2010.
Appointment and election:
Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited effective 5 June 2009. Sam will stand for election at the 2010 annual general meetings.
Skills and experience:
Sam was appointed executive director and chief executive Iron Ore and Australia in June 2009. He joined Rio Tinto in 1991, following 20 years in the automotive industry at General Motors and Nissan Australia. He has held a number of management positions within the Group, including managing director of Comalco Foundry Products, CRA Industrial Products, Hamersley Iron Sales and Marketing, Hamersley Iron Operations, vice president of Rio Tinto Iron Ore (with responsibility for Hamersley Iron and Robe River) and from 2001 to 2004 chief executive of the Aluminium group and from 2004 to 2009 chief executive of the Iron Ore group. Sam is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
External appointments (current and recent):
Director of Western Australian Newspaper Holdings Limited since December 2008, chair of Black Swan State Theatre Company Limited since March 2009, chair of WA chapter of Australian Business Arts Foundation since 2008, director of the Committee for Perth Ltd between 2006 and August 2009, director of the Australian Mines and Metals Association, between 2001 and 2005, director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, between 2003 and 2005.
Chief executive
Chief executive
Appointment and election:
Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2006. Tom was last re-elected in 2008.
Skills and experience:
Tom joined Rio Tinto in 1993 on Rio Tinto’s acquisition of Nerco and held a series of management positions before being appointed chief executive of the Industrial Minerals group in 2000, after which he became chief executive of the Copper group and head of Exploration in 2004. He took over as chief executive with effect from May 2007.
External appointments (current and recent):
Director of Ivanhoe Mines Limited from 2006 to 2007, director of Palabora Mining Company from 2004 to 2006, member of the executive committee of the International Copper Association from 2004 to 2006.
Non executive director
Non executive director
Appointment and election:
Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2005. Vivienne was last re-elected in 2008.
Skills and experience:
Vivienne was executive vice president and chief executive officer, Alternative Energy for BP plc until June 2009. She became a member of the BP group chief executive’s committee when she became chief executive of the Gas, Power and Renewables business. During her career at BP she worked in chemicals, exploration, finance and refining and marketing. Vivienne holds degrees in chemistry from Oxford University and in business administration from INSEAD.
External appointments (current and recent):
Non executive director of Climate Change Capital Limited since May 2008 and non executive chairman since November 2009, member of the supervisory board of Vallourec since 23 February 2010, member of the board of INSEAD since May 2009, executive vice president for BP plc. between 2004 and 2009,
Non executive director
Non executive director
Appointment and election:
Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2006. Michael was elected by shareholders in 2007 and stands for re-election in 2010.
Skills and experience:
Michael sold his interest in, and ceased to be a director of, Hastings Funds Management Ltd during 2005, the pioneering infrastructure asset management company which he founded in 1994. He is chairman of Treasury Group Limited, an incubator of fund management companies. He is chairman of the Australian Football League, having previously played the game professionally, and is a former chairman of the Australian Sports Commission.
External appointments (current and recent):
Chairman of Treasury Group Limited since 2005, director of the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research since 2001, chairman of the Victorian Funds Management Corporation from 2006 to 2008, managing director of Hastings Funds Management Ltd from 1994 to 2005, director of Australian Infrastructure Fund Limited from 1994 to 2005.
Non executive director
Non executive director
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.
Skills and experience:
Richard was executive vice president and chief operating officer of DuPont until the end of September 2009. He was responsible for a number of the global functions, and for the non US operations of DuPont, with particular focus on growth in emerging markets. During his career he has worked at senior levels for McKinsey & Co, PepsiCo and America West Airlines, where he was president and CEO.
External appointments (current and recent):
Non executive director of Qantas Airways Limited since June 2008, economic adviser to the governor of Guangdong Province, China since 2003, executive vice president and chief operating officer of DuPont from 1999 until September 2009, director of the United Way of Delaware between 2002 and June 2009 (chairman between January 2006 and June 2007).
Non executive director
Non executive director
Appointment and election:
Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2000. David was re-elected for a further one year term of office in 2009 and will retire at the conclusion of the annual general meetings in 2010.
Skills and experience:
David joined Cazenove in 1969 and in 1986 he became the partner in charge of the firm’s Capital Markets Department. He became chairman of Cazenove Group Limited in 2001 and JPMorgan Cazenove in 2005 until January 2010 when he became vice chairman of JPMorgan.
External appointments (current and recent):
Vice chairman of JPMorgan effective January 2010, chairman of Cazenove Group Limited between 2001 and January 2010, chairman of JPMorgan Cazenove Holdings Limited (formerly Cazenove Group plc) between 2005 and January 2010.
Non executive director
Non executive director
Appointment and election:
Appointed a director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited on 9 February 2010, to take effect from 1 April in 2010. Bob will stand for election by shareholders at the 2010 annual general meetings.
Skills and experience:
Bob is chairman of Groupe Aeroplan Inc and serves on the board of Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE Inc), the holding company for Bell Canada. He was previously president and chief executive officer of CAE Inc, a world leader in flight simulation and training. Before that he spent 16 years at Bombardier Inc where he was first head of the Aerospace Group and then president and chief executive officer. He has also served as chairman of Air Canada and of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada.
Bob was inducted to the Order of Canada as well as l’Ordre National du Québec. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from five Canadian universities.
External appointments (current and recent):
Non executive director of Groupe Aeroplan Inc since 2005 and chairman since January 2008, non executive director of Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE Inc) since May 2009, president and chief executive officer of CAE Inc from August 2004 until September 2009, non executive director of Nortel Corporation from 2000 to 2006, Allen Vanguard Corporation from 2003 to 2005 and Ace Aviation Holdings Inc from 2004 to April 2009.
- (a) Audit committee
- (b) Remuneration committee
- (c) Nominations committee
- (d) Committee of social and environmental accountability
- (e) Independent
Non executive director
Non executive director
Appointment and election:
Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2005. Sir Rod was last re-elected by shareholders in 2009.
Skills and experience:
Sir Rod was chief executive of British Airways plc until the end of September 2005. Prior to his role with British Airways, Sir Rod was managing director of Cathay Pacific Airways from 1992 until 1996 and executive chairman of Ansett Airlines from 1997 until 2000.
External appointments (current and recent):
Non executive chairman of JPMorgan Australia and New Zealand since 2006, director of CLP Holdings since 2006, director of News Corporation plc since 1999, director of John Swire & Son Pty Limited since 1997, chairman Infrastructure Australia since February 2008, director of Allco Finance Group Limited from 2006 until 2009, chief executive British Airways plc from 2000 until 2005, chairman of the EU/Hong Kong Business Co-operation Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council from 2002 until 2006.
Non executive director
Non executive director
Appointments and election:
Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2007. Yves was elected by shareholders in 2008.
Skills and experience:
Yves Fortier was ambassador and permanent representative of Canada to the United Nations from 1988 to 1992. He is chairman emeritus and a senior partner of the law firm Ogilvy Renault and was chairman of Alcan from 2002 until 2007.
External appointments (current and recent):
Chairman emeritus and senior partner of Ogilvy Renault since June 2009, chairman of Ogilvy Renault from 1992 until May 2009, director of NOVA Chemicals Corporation from 1998 until April 2009, chairman and director of Alcan Inc. from 2002 until 2007, director of Royal Bank of Canada from 1992 to 2005, director of Nortel Corporation from 1992 to 2005, governor of Hudson’s Bay Company from 1998 to 2006, trustee of the International Accounting Standards Committee from 2000 to 2006.
Non executive director
Non executive director
Appointment and election:
Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2002. Andrew was appointed the senior independent non executive director and chairman of the Remuneration committee at the conclusion of the 2008 annual general meetings. Andrew was last re-elected by shareholders in 2009.
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 board of trustees of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia since October 2008, member of the advisory board of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia since 2007, member of the commercialisation 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.
Non executive director
Non executive director
Appointment and election:
Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2007. Paul was elected by shareholders at the 2008 annual general meetings.
Skills and experience:
Paul was clerk of the Privy Council Office and secretary to the Cabinet of the Government of Canada from 1985 to 1992 and was president and chief executive officer of the Canadian National Railway Company from 1992 to 2002. Until 2004, he was president and chief executive officer of Bombardier Inc.
External appointments (current and recent):
Chairman of Global Container Terminals since 2007, director of BCE Inc since 1999, director of McCain Foods since 1996, director of Bell Canada since 1996, trustee of the International Accounting Standards Foundation since 2007, co-chair of the Prime Minister of Canada’s Advisory Committee on the Renewal of the Public Service since 2006, strategic adviser to Société Générale (Canada) since 2005, member of the advisory board of General Motors of Canada since 2005, non executive director of Alcan Inc. from 1998 to 2007.
Directors who left the Group during 2009
Paul Skinner
BA (Hons) (Law), DpBA (Business Administration)
Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited from 2001. Paul was chairman of the Group until his retirement at the conclusion of the 2009 annual general meetings.
Skills and experience:
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.
External appointments (current and recent) upon leaving the Group:
Director of L’Air Liquide SA since 2006, director of the Tetra Laval Group since 2005, director of Standard Chartered plc since 2003, chairman of the Commonwealth Business Council since 2007, non executive member of the Defence Board of the UK Ministry of Defence since 2006, chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (UK) from 2005 to 2008.
Dick Evans
BS (Industrial Engineering), MS Management
Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited from 2007 until his retirement at the conclusion of the 2009 annual general meetings.
Skills and experience:
Dick joined Rio Tinto following the acquisition of Alcan where he had held several senior management positions since 1997 including executive vice president and president and chief executive officer from 2006 to 2007.
External appointments (current and recent) upon leaving the Group:
Director of AbitibiBowater Inc. since 2003 and its chairman since February 2009, director of the International Aluminium Institute since 2001 and chairman since 2008, director of the Conference Board of Canada since 2007.
Jim Leng
Appointment and election:
Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited from January 2009 until February 2009. He resigned from the boards of Rio Tinto prior to his election at the 2009 annual general meetings.
Skills and experience:
Jim was chairman of Tata Steel Europe Limited and deputy chairman of Tata Steel of India, following the Corus takeover by Tata in April 2007. He was also chairman of Doncasters Group Ltd, an international specialist engineering company and a non executive director of Alstom SA, a senior adviser of HSBC and a member of their European Advisory Council and chairman of the European Advisory Board of AEA, a New York based Private Equity Partnership.
External appointments (current and recent) upon leaving the Group:
Director of TNK-BP since January 2009, chairman of Tata Steel Europe Limited since November 2008, deputy chairman of Tata Steel of India since 2007, chairman of Doncasters Group Limited since 2006, non executive director Alstom SA since 2003 and director of Corus Group Limited from 2001 to 2008.