People: Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO.AX)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Jan du Plessis	59	2009	Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
Samuel Walsh	63	2013	Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director
Christopher Lynch	59	2013	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director
Jacynthe Cote	54	2009	Chief Executive - Rio Tinto Alcan
Alan Davies	42	2012	Chief Executive - Rio Tinto Diamonds and Minerals
Andrew Harding	46	2013	Chief Executive - Iron Ore
Jean-Sebastien Jacques	41	2013	Chief Executive - Copper
Harry Kenyon-Slaney	52	2012	Chief Executive - Rio Tinto Energy
Hugo Bague	52	2009	Group Executive - People and Organisations
Preston Chiaro	59	2009	Group Executive - Technology and Innovation
Debra Valentine	59	2009	Group Executive - Legal, External and Regulatory Affairs
Ben Mathews	46	2007	Joint Company Secretary
Tim Paine	48	2013	Joint Company Secretary
Guy Elliott	57	2013	Director
Robert Brown	68	2010	Non-Executive Independent Director
Vivienne Cox	53	2005	Independent Non-Executive Director
Michael Fitzpatrick	60	2006	Independent Non-Executive Director
Ann Godbehere	58	2010	Independent Non-Executive Director
Richard Goodmanson	65	2004	Independent Non-Executive Director
John Kerr	71	2003	Independent Non-Executive Director
Paul Tellier	73	2007	Independent Non-Executive Director
John Varley	57	2012	Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Jan du Plessis	Mr. Jan P. du Plessis has been Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Rio Tinto Ltd since April 20, 2009. He has been on the Company's Board since September 1, 2008. He worked in various management positions in the South African Rembrandt Group from 1981, and in 1988 became Group finance director of Compagnie Financiere Richemont, the Swiss luxury goods group. In 2004, he became chairman of British American Tobacco plc. He has served as Non-executive director of Marks and Spencer Group plc since 2008 and senior independent non-executive director from 1 March 2012, non-executive director of British American Tobacco plc from 1999 until 2009 and chairman of the board from 2004 until 2009, non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee of Lloyds Banking Group plc from 2005 and 2008 respectively until 2009, chairman of RHM plc from 2005 until 2007. He is Member of the Remuneration Committee, Nominations Committee (Chairman) and Chairman's Committee of the Company. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from Stellenbosch University. He is a Chartered Accountant.
Samuel Walsh	Mr. Samuel (Sam) Maurice Cossart Walsh has been Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Rio Tinto Ltd since January 17, 2013. He is Member of the Chairman's Committee of the Company. He joined Rio Tinto in 1991, following 20 years in the automotive industry at General Motors and Nissan Australia. He has held a number of management positions within the Group, including from 2001 to 2004 chief executive of the Aluminium group and since 2004 chief executive of the Iron Ore group. Sam is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In June 2010, he was appointed an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia. He has been Director of Seven West Media Limited since 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Melbourne.
Christopher Lynch	Mr. Christopher (Chris) James Lynch is Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Rio Tinto Ltd. He is chief executive officer of the Transurban Group, but has announced his intention to stand down in July 2012. His career has included seven years at BHP Billiton, where he was chief financial officer and then executive director and group president – Carbon Steel Materials. Prior to this, he spent 20 years with Alcoa Inc. He has served as Chief executive officer of the Transurban Group from 2008 until July 2012, executive director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton plc from 2006 to 2007, non-executive director of AMT Management Limited during 2008, non-executive director of Citylink Melbourne Limited during 2008, non-executive director of Sydney Roads Limited during 2008, non-executive director of The Hills Motorway Limited during 2008, director of Minerals Council of Australia from 2006 until 2007, commissioner of the Australian Football League since 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Masters of Business Administration from Deakin University.
Jacynthe Cote	Ms. Jacynthe Cote has been Chief Executive - Rio Tinto Alcan of Rio Tinto Ltd since October 2009. She joined Alcan in 1988 and has operational and international experience in the aluminium industry. She was chief executive officer, Primary Metal, Rio Tinto Alcan, where she was responsible for all primary metal facilities and power generation installations worldwide. Her previous roles in Alcan include president and chief executive officer, Bauxite & Alumina business group and senior management roles in business planning, human resources and environment, health and safety. Jacynthe has a degree in chemistry from Laval University (Universite Laval) in Quebec. She has been Member of the Advisory Board of the Montreal Neurological Institute since July 2010; member of the Hautes Etudes Commerciales Board since 2009; member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives since 2009; and member of the International Aluminium Institute since 2006.
Alan Davies	Mr. Alan Davies serves as a Chief Executive - Rio Tinto Diamonds and Minerals of Rio Tinto Ltd since September 1, 2012. He has been with Rio Tinto for 15 years and has comprehensive experience in operations, business development and finance in Energy and Iron Ore. He joined the Group in 1997 and has held management positions in Australia, London and the US for the Iron Ore and Energy businesses. Prior to his current role, Alan was president, international operations for Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore business with global accountability for operations and projects in Canada, India and Guinea. Alan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He was a director of the Art Gallery of Western Australia from 2010 to April 2012.
Andrew Harding	Mr. Andrew Harding has been Chief Executive - Iron Ore of Rio Tinto Ltd since February 14, 2013. Prior to his current role, Andrew spent three years as chief executive, Copper, where he was responsible for a range of mines and projects including the development of the world-class Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia. Andrew joined Rio Tinto in 1992 and spent seven years in Rio Tinto Iron Ore. He has also held a range of positions in Technology & Innovation, Energy and Aluminium and was president and chief executive officer of Kennecott Utah Copper. He was a director of Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd (formerly Ivanhoe Mines Ltd) between 2009 and July 2010; and between 2011 and February 2013.
Jean-Sebastien Jacques	Mr. Jean-Sebastien Jacques has been Chief Executive - Copper of Rio Tinto Ltd since February 14, 2013. He joined Rio Tinto in October 2011 as president, International Operations – Copper, where he led a senior team and oversaw Rio Tinto’s interests in the Palabora Mining Company in South Africa, Northparkes Mines in Australia, Kennecott Eagle Minerals, the Pebble Mine in the United States and Sulawesi in Indonesia. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, Jean-Sebastien spent more than 15 years working across Europe, South East Asia, India and the United States in operational and strategy roles in the aluminium, bauxite and steel industries. He served as group director, Strategy and was on the executive committee at Tata Steel Group from 2007 to 2011. He became a director of Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd in February 2013.
Harry Kenyon-Slaney	Mr. Harry Kenyon-Slaney has been a Chief Executive - Rio Tinto Energy of Rio Tinto Ltd since September 1, 2012. He joined the Group in 1990 from Anglo American Corporation and has held management positions in South Africa, Australia and the UK. Harry spent his early career at Rio Tinto in marketing and operational roles in the uranium, copper and industrial minerals businesses. In 2004, he was appointed chief executive of Energy Resources of Australia and in 2007, managing director of Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium. Prior to his current role, he was chief executive of Rio Tinto’s Diamonds & Minerals product group. He became a director of the World Coal Association in October 2012.
Hugo Bague	Mr. Hugo Bague has been Group Executive - People and Organisations of Rio Tinto Ltd since October 2009. He was appointed in 2009 having joined Rio Tinto as global head of Human Resources in 2007. Previously he worked for Hewlett-Packard where he was the global vice president, Human Resources for the Technology Solutions Group, based in the United States. Prior to this he worked for Compaq Computers, Nortel Networks and Abbott Laboratories based in Switzerland, France and Germany. He has been Non executive director and member of nominating and governance committee and the compensation committee of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated since March 2011; and Member of the Advisory Council of United Business Institute in Brussels, Belgium since 1995.
Preston Chiaro	Mr. Preston Chiaro has been Group Executive - Technology and Innovation of Rio Tinto Ltd since October 2009. He joined the Group in 1991 at Kennecott Utah Copper’s Bingham Canyon mine as vice president, Technical Services. In 1995 he became vice president and general manager of the Boron Operations in California and was chief executive of Rio Tinto Borax from 1999 to 2003. Preston then became chief executive of the Energy group and in 2007, upon a management re-organization, he also assumed responsibility for the Industrial Minerals group. He has been Director of Cloud Peak Energy Inc from 2008 to 2011; board member of Resources for the Future since 2006; director of Rossing Uranium Limited from 2004 to 2009; director of the World Coal Institute between 2003 and 2009 (chairman from 2006 to 2008); chairman of the Coal Industry Advisory Board to the International Energy Agency between 2004 and 2006; director of Energy Resources of Australia Limited between 2003 and 2006; and director of Coal & Allied Industries Limited between 2003 and 2006.
Debra Valentine	Ms. Debra A. Valentine, J.D., has been Group Executive - Legal, External and Regulatory Affairs of Rio Tinto Ltd since October 2009. She previously worked at United Technologies Corporation in the United States where she was vice president, deputy general counsel and corporate secretary. Before then, she was a partner with the law firm O’Melveny & Myers, in Washington DC. Debra served as general counsel at the United States Federal Trade Commission from 1997 to 2001. She has been a member of the United States-based Council on Foreign Relations since 1993, and the American Law Institute since 1991. She is on the board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and the North America Advisory Council at Chatham House.
Ben Mathews	Mr. Ben Mathews has resigned as Joint Company Secretary of Rio Tinto Ltd effective June 7, 2013. He joined as company secretary of Rio Tinto plc during 2007. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, he spent five years with BG Group plc, as company secretary. He has previously worked for National Grid plc, British American Tobacco plc and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Ben is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and has a joint honours degree in French and European Studies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and is Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries.
Tim Paine	Mr. Tim Paine has been Joint Company Secretary of Rio Tinto Ltd since January 2013. He has over 20 years’ experience in corporate counsel and company secretary roles, including at ANZ Bank, Mayne Group, Symbion Health and Skilled Group. Tim commenced his career as a solicitor in private practice and has also managed his own consulting company.
Guy Elliott	Mr. Guy R. Elliott is Director of Rio Tinto Ltd. He has been Chief financial officer of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since January 2002. He joined the Group in 1980 after gaining an MBA having previously been in investment banking. He subsequently held a variety of commercial and management positions, including head of Business Evaluation and president of Rio Tinto Brasil. He has served as Non-executive director of Royal Dutch Shell plc since 2010 and chairman of its audit committee since May 2011, non-executive director and senior independent director of Cadbury plc from 2007 and 2008 respectively until 2010. He is Member of the Chairman's Committee of the Company. He holds a Master of Arts degree from Oxon University and a Masters of Business Administration from INSEAD.
Robert Brown	Mr. Robert (Bob) E. Brown has been Non-Executive Independent Director of Rio Tinto Ltd since April 1, 2010. He is chairman of Aimia (Groupe Aeroplan Inc) and serves on the board of Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE Inc), the holding company for Bell Canada. He was previously president and chief executive officer of CAE Inc. Before that, he spent 16 years at Bombardier Inc where he was first head of the Aerospace Group and then president and chief executive officer. He has also served as chairman of Air Canada and of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada. He was inducted to the Order of Canada as well as l’Ordre National du Quebec. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from five Canadian universities. He has served as Non-executive director of Aimia (Groupe Aeroplan Inc) since 2005 and chairman since 2008, non-executive director of Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE Inc) since 2009, president and chief executive officer of CAE Inc from 2004 until 2009, non-executive director of Nortel Corporation from 2000 to 2006, Ace Aviation Holdings Inc from 2004 to 2009 and Fier CPVC Montreal L.P. since 2005. He is Member of the Nominations Committee and Sustainability Committee of the Company.
Vivienne Cox	Ms. Vivienne Cox has been Independent Non-Executive Director of Rio Tinto Ltd since February 1, 2005. She has been Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2005. She was executive vice president and chief executive officer, Alternative Energy for BP plc until 2009. She became a member of the BP group chief executive’s committee when she became chief executive of the Gas, Power and Renewables business. During her career at BP, she worked in chemicals, exploration, finance and refining and marketing. She holds degrees in chemistry from Oxford University and a Masters of Business Administration from INSEAD. She has been Non-executive director of BG Group plc since 8 February 2012, non-executive director of Pearson plc since 1 January 2012, non-executive director of the Department for International Development since 2010, non-executive director of The Climate Change Organisation since 2010, non-executive director of Climate Change Capital Limited since 2008 and non-executive chairman since 2009, member of the supervisory board of Vallourec since 2010, member of the offshore advisory committee of Mainstream Renewable Power since 2010, member of the board of INSEAD since 2009, executive vice president for BP plc between 2004 and 2009. She is Member of the Nominations Committee and Sustainability Committee of the Company.
Michael Fitzpatrick	Mr. Michael (Mike) Clifford Fitzpatrick has been Independent Non-Executive Director of Rio Tinto Ltd since June 6, 2006. He is chairman of Treasury Group Limited, an incubator of fund management companies. He is also chairman of the Australian Football League, having previously played the game professionally, and a former chairman of the Australian Sports Commission. Michael founded the pioneering infrastructure asset management company Hastings Funds Management Ltd in 1994 following a career in investment banking in Australia and New York. He has served as Chairman of the Infrastructure Capital Group Limited since 2009, Chairman of the Treasury Group Limited since 2005, the Director of the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research since 2001, Chairman of the Victorian Funds Management Corporation from 2006 to 2008. He is Member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nominations Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree. He obtained Bachelor of Arts from Oxon University.
Ann Godbehere	Ms. Ann Frances Godbehere has been Independent Non-Executive Director of Rio Tinto Ltd since February 9, 2010. She has more than 25 years experience in the financial services industry. She spent ten years at Swiss Re, latterly as chief financial officer from 2003 until 2007 and from 2008 until 2009 she was interim chief financial officer and executive director of Northern Rock post nationalisation. She is a qualified accountant. She has served as Non-executive director of British American Tobacco plc with effect from 3 October 2011, non-executive director of UBS AG since 2009, non-executive director of Atrium Underwriting Group Limited and Ariel Group Limited since 2007, non-executive director of Prudential Plc since 2007 and chairman of its audit committee since 2009, chief financial officer and executive director of Northern Rock from 2008 to 2009. She is Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Nomination Committee of the Company.
Richard Goodmanson	Mr. Richard Roy Goodmanson has been Independent Non-Executive Director of Rio Tinto Ltd since December 1, 2004. He was executive vice president and chief operating officer of DuPont until 2009. He was responsible for a number of the global functions, and for the non-United States operations of DuPont, with particular focus on growth in emerging markets. During his career he has worked at senior levels for McKinsey & Co, PepsiCo and America West Airlines, where he was president and chief executive officer. He has served as Non-executive director of Qantas Airways Limited since 2008, economic adviser to the governor of Guangdong Province, China from 2003 to 2009, executive vice president and chief operating officer of DuPont from 1999 until 2009, director of the United Way of Delaware between 2002 and 2009 (chairman between 2006 and 2007). He is Chairman of the Sustainability Committee and Member of the Remunerations Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from Royal Military College. He also obtained a Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Arts, a Masters of Business Administration and a Doctorate in Philosophy from Columbia University.
John Kerr	Lord John M. B. L. Kerr (Lord Kerr of Kinlochard) has been Independent Non-Executive Director of Rio Tinto Ltd since October 14, 2003. He was in the UK Diplomatic Service for 36 years and headed it from 1997 to 2002 as permanent under secretary at the Foreign Office. He previously served in HM Treasury and in the Soviet Union and Pakistan, and was ambassador to the European Union (1990 to 1995), and the United States (1995 to 1997). He has been an Independent member of the House of Lords since 2004. He has served as Advisory board member of Edinburgh Partners Limited since 1 January 2012, director of Scottish Power Limited since 2009, deputy chairman of Royal Dutch Shell plc since 2005, director of The Scottish American Investment Trust plc since 2002, advisory board member of BAE Systems from 2008 to 2011, chairman of the Centre for European Reform (London) since 2008, vice president of the European Policy Centre (Brussels) since 2007, chairman of the Court and Council of Imperial College London from 2005 to 2011, trustee of the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland since 2005, Fulbright Commissioner from 2004 to 2009, director of The “Shell” Transport and Trading Company plc from 2002 to 2005, advisory board member of Scottish Power (Iberdrola) from 2007 to 2009, trustee of the National Gallery from 2002 to 2010, trustee of the Rhodes Trust from 1997 to 2010. He holds a Master of Arts from University of Oxford.
Paul Tellier	Hon. Paul Mathias Tellier has been Independent Non-Executive Director of Rio Tinto Ltd since October 25, 2007. He was clerk of the Privy Council Office and secretary to the Cabinet of the Government of Canada from 1985 to 1992 and was president and chief executive officer of the Canadian National Railway Company from 1992 to 2002. Until 2004, he was president and chief executive officer of Bombardier Inc. He has served as Chairman of Global Container Terminals since 2007, director of McCain Foods since 1996, trustee of the International Accounting Standards Foundation since 2007, co-chair of the Prime Minister of Canada’s Advisory Committee on the Renewal of the Public Service since 2006, strategic adviser to Société Générale (Canada) since 2005, member of the advisory board of General Motors of Canada since 2005, director of Bell Canada from 1996 to 2010, director of BCE Inc from 1999 to 2010, non-executive director of Alcan Inc. from 1998 to 2007, director of Bombardier Inc from 1997 to 2004. He is Member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company.
John Varley	Mr. John Silvester Varley has been Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Rio Tinto Limited since May 2012. He has been Chairman of the Remuneration Committee since October 18, 2011. He was chief executive of Barclays PLC from 2004 until 2010. During a 28-year career with the bank he held a variety of positions, including chairman of the asset management division, group finance director and deputy chief executive. He joined the Barclays’ executive committee in 1996 and was appointed a director of Barclays PLC in 1998. He has served as Senior adviser to Barclays PLC from January to October 2011 and chief executive from 2004 until 2010, non-executive director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009, non-executive director of AstraZeneca plc since 2006, member of the International Advisory Panel of the Monetary Authority of Singapore since 2006, chairman of Marie Curie Cancer Care since 2011, honorary president of the UK Drug Policy Commission since 2007, chairman of Business Action on Homelessness since 2006, president of the Employer’s Forum on Disability since 2005.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Jan du Plessis	1,334,000
Samuel Walsh	8,416,000
Christopher Lynch	--
Jacynthe Cote	4,537,000
Alan Davies	1,087,000
Andrew Harding	4,124,000
Jean-Sebastien Jacques	--
Harry Kenyon-Slaney	3,482,000
Hugo Bague	3,362,000
Preston Chiaro	4,021,000
Debra Valentine	3,396,300
Ben Mathews	--
Tim Paine	--
Guy Elliott	5,613,000
Robert Brown	--
Vivienne Cox	--
Michael Fitzpatrick	--
Ann Godbehere	--
Richard Goodmanson	--
John Kerr	--
Paul Tellier	--
John Varley	--

As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Jan du Plessis	0	0
Samuel Walsh	0	0
Christopher Lynch	0	0
Jacynthe Cote	0	0
Alan Davies	0	0
Andrew Harding	0	0
Jean-Sebastien Jacques	0	0
Harry Kenyon-Slaney	0	0
Hugo Bague	0	0
Preston Chiaro	0	0
Debra Valentine	0	0
Ben Mathews	0	0
Tim Paine	0	0
Guy Elliott	0	0
Robert Brown	0	0
Vivienne Cox	0	0
Michael Fitzpatrick	0	0
Ann Godbehere	0	0
Richard Goodmanson	0	0
John Kerr	0	0
Paul Tellier	0	0
John Varley	0	0

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