Management overview

Rio Tinto aims to be the best mining company in the world: global in outlook, while sensitive and responsive to national and local issues; efficient and able to capture the benefits of scale; organised in a way that streamlines decision making; and the 'preferred developer' in countries and communities where we wish to operate.

As well as a board of directors, we have an experienced senior management team who form the basis of our executive committee. As part of our dual listed structure, the board runs both Rio Tinto plc in the UK and Rio Tinto Limited in Australia.

Our senior management structure is based on five principal global products businesses supported by worldwide exploration and technology groups: Aluminium, Copper, Energy, Iron Ore and Diamonds & Minerals. In October 2009 we increased the number of product groups from four to five and reinstated the Diamonds & Minerals group to ensure clearer focus on growth and development of our portfolio. Two of the five product group heads are based in Australia, two in London and one in Montreal.

Our devolved management philosophy and the ability to share best practice around the Group are critical to our success.