Rio Tinto Names Dominic Barton to Succeed Chairman Simon Thompson
December 19 2021 - 5:20PM
Dow Jones News
By Rhiannon Hoyle
Rio Tinto PLC on Monday named Dominic Barton, Canada's
Ambassador to China, to succeed Simon Thompson as chairman of the
world's second biggest mining company by market value.
Mr. Barton, who has been a Canadian ambassador since 2019, spent
more than three decades at McKinsey & Co. including as global
managing partner and Asia chairman, Rio Tinto said.
He will join Rio Tinto's board on April 4, 2022, and be
appointed as chairman following the miner's Australian shareholder
meeting on May 5, the company said.
Mr. Thompson, who has held the role of chairman for four years
and been a director since 2014, will leave the board on May 5, Rio
Tinto said.
Write to Rhiannon Hoyle at rhiannon.hoyle@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 19, 2021 17:05 ET (22:05 GMT)
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