26 Jun 2017 11:15
Rio Tinto board changes
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26 June 2017
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Ann Godbehere has been appointed as senior independent director on the Rio Tinto board, in which capacity she will lead the process underway to appoint a new chairman to succeed Jan du Plessis. Ann, who was appointed to the board in February 2010, joins the Remuneration Committee and remains the chair of the Audit Committee.
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Simon Thompson has been appointed chair of the Remuneration Committee. Simon joined the board in 2014 and became a member of the Remuneration Committee in 2016.
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All of these appointments are with immediate effect.
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