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Simon Thompson to succeed Jan du Plessis as chairman

Rio Tinto has appointed Simon Thompson as chairman. Mr Thompson, who joined the Rio Tinto board as a non-executive director in 2014, will become chairman on 5 March 2018. He succeeds Jan du Plessis who will step down as chairman and from the Rio Tinto board on the same date after serving almost nine years …

Rio Tinto announces board changes

Anne Lauvergeon and Simon Thompson will join the boards of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited as non-executive directors and both will become members of the Sustainability and Nominations Committees. Anne Lauvergeon’s appointment will take effect from 15 March 2014. She has over 30 years’ experience across a number of fields. She started her career …