People: Rio Tinto PLC (RIO)

Mr. Christopher James Lynch, BComm, MBA, is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director of Rio Tinto Plc. He has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company with effect from April 18, 2013. He has nearly 30 years’ experience in the mining and metals industry and is also figure in the Australian business community. His directorship reflects the significance of Australia to Rio Tinto’s global operations. He was chief executive officer of the Transurban Group, an international toll road developer and manager with interests in Australia and North America, until 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 Chris spent 20 years with Alcoa Inc. where he was vice-president and chief information officer based in Pittsburgh and chief financial officer Alcoa Europe in Switzerland. He was also managing director of KAAL Australia Limited, a joint venture company formed by Alcoa and Kobe Steel. External appointments (current and recent): Chief executive officer of the Transurban Group Limited from 2008 until July 2012; non-executive director of AMT Management Limited; Citylink Melbourne Limited, Sydney Roads Limited and The Hills Motorway Limited during 2008; and commissioner of the Australian Football League since 2008.