Rio Tinto appoints new Aluminium Chief Executive
September 05 2023 - 2:34AM
Business Wire
Rio Tinto has appointed Jérôme Pécresse to lead its Aluminium
business, succeeding Ivan Vella. Jérôme, who was until recently
President and CEO of General Electric (GE) Renewable Energy, will
join Rio Tinto on 23 October 2023.
Jérôme is a French citizen with over 30 years of business
experience, including senior leadership roles in global companies
in the mining and energy fields. He joined GE in 2015, when GE
completed its acquisition of Alstom’s energy activities, as
President and CEO of GE Renewable Energy. With 40,000 employees
around the world, GE Renewable Energy had the broadest portfolio of
equipment, projects and services in the industry, across
hydropower, solar and storage, onshore and offshore wind, as well
as for the electricity grid. At Alstom, Jérôme also led the
company’s Renewable Energy business.
Before joining Alstom in 2011, Jérôme spent 13 years in the
mining and metals processing industry at Paris-based global
industrial minerals producer Imerys in various roles and ultimately
as Chief Operating Officer. Jérôme started his career at Credit
Suisse First Boston and is a graduate from Ecole Polytechnique and
Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.
Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: "Jérôme brings a
wealth of experience across renewable energy, mining, business
development and strategy, ideal for shaping our industry leading
aluminium business for a low carbon future. I look forward to
welcoming Jérôme to Rio Tinto and to the diverse contribution I
know he will make to our business at this critical moment for our
industry.”
Jérôme Pécresse said: “I am thrilled to be joining Rio Tinto to
continue building a stronger and more sustainable global Aluminium
business with our team around the globe. We have a key role to play
in delivering on Rio Tinto’s strategy and supplying materials
needed in a low carbon world.”
This announcement is authorised for release to the market by
Andy Hodges, Rio Tinto’s Group Company Secretary.
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