Board changes

Rio Tinto PLC
01 February 2005



Board changes



At the 2005 annual general meetings of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited in
April, Sir Richard Giordano, Leon Davis and John Morschel will be retiring from
the boards.



Dr. Ashton Calvert AC and Vivienne Cox have been appointed to the boards with
effect from 1 February 2005. These appointments follow that of Richard
Goodmanson on 1 December 2004.



Ashton Calvert is an Australian citizen and recently retired as secretary of the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Government of Australia.  He was
educated at the University of Tasmania and, as a Rhodes scholar, also gained a
doctorate in mathematics from Oxford University.  During a distinguished career
in the Australian foreign service he held appointments in Washington and, on
four occasions, in Tokyo, where he was ambassador between 1993 and 1998 prior to
his appointment as secretary.  In these and other roles he developed extensive
experience of the Asian countries which represent key markets for Rio Tinto.



Vivienne Cox is a UK citizen and executive vice president of BP plc for
Integrated Supply and Trading and also for Gas Power and Renewables.  She is a
member of the BP Group Chief Executive's Committee.  Vivienne holds degrees in
chemistry from Oxford University and in business administration from INSEAD.
During her career in BP she has worked in Chemicals, Exploration, Finance, and
Refining and Marketing.



Following the retirement of Sir Richard Giordano, Sir Richard Sykes will become
the senior independent director.





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