Andrew Gould

BA, FCA. Age 60.

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 2006 (notes b, c and e).

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 Advisory Board of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia since 2007
Member of the commercialization 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

Notes:
(a) Audit committee
(b) Nominations committee
(c) Remuneration committee
(d) Committee on social and environmental accountability
(e) Independent