24 May 2016 08:07
Senior management changes
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24 May 2016
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Rio Tinto has appointed Stephen McIntosh as the acting Group executive, Technology & Innovation to succeed Greg Lilleyman, who will leave the company after 25 years of service.
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Stephen has been with Rio Tinto for almost 30 years working on projects in more than 45 countries spanning the A-Z of minerals and metals. Most recently, he was head of Exploration, leading a 450-strong global team of employees operating in 20 countries.
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Prior to this, Stephen led Rio Tinto's Project Generation Group for six years and transformed its activities to build a world-leading team of commodity, technical and ore body knowledge experts.
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Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh said "Stephen is a highly respected member of Rio Tinto's senior leadership ranks and brings to his new role a breadth of experience across multiple commodities and geographies. For a long time now, our T&I function has provided a point of strategic differentiation for Rio Tinto and Stephen will spearhead the Group's drive for further productivity improvement across the business."
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Greg has made a significant contribution to the development of our world-class Pilbara operations, where he has spent the majority of his time with the business. He also held senior operational roles in the Hunter Valley of NSW and Canada.
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Sam Walsh said "Greg has had a long career with Rio Tinto and played an important role in the development of our industry leading Mine of the Futureâ„¢ programme in our Pilbara iron ore operations and has led our productivity drive. We wish him well for the future."
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Stephen's biography is available at www.riotinto.com/ExecutiveCommittee.
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Stephen will join the Rio Tinto Executive Committee with immediate effect and retain the Exploration portfolio.
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