Guy Elliott

Finance director

MA (Oxon), MBA (INSEAD). Age 52.

Appointment and election: Finance director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2002. Guy was last re-elected by shareholders in 2007.

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 and member of the Audit committee of Cadbury plc, since 2007