Re Directorate

Rio Tinto PLC
26 September 2001

                                                                              
                           Rio Tinto Board changes                            
 
 
Rio Tinto is pleased to announce that Mr Paul Skinner has been appointed a
non executive director of the boards of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited
with effect from 1 December 2001. Mr Skinner is a managing director of The
'Shell' Transport and Trading Company p.l.c. and a Group managing director of
The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies.
 
 
For further information, please contact:
                                                                  
              LONDON                     AUSTRALIA                
              Media Relations            Media Relations          
              Lisa Cullimore             Ian Head                 
              + 44 (0) 20 7753 2305      [phone]      
              Investor Relations         Investor Relations       
              Peter Cunningham           Dave Skinner             
              + 44 (0) 20 7753 2401      [phone]      
              Jonathan Murrin            Daphne Morros            
              + 44 (0) 20 7753 2326      [phone]      

Website: www.riotinto.com
  
Notes to editors: 
Paul Skinner is a managing director of The 'Shell' Transport and Trading
Company p.l.c. and a Group managing director of The Royal Dutch/Shell Group
of Companies for whom he has worked since 1966. He is currently Chief
Executive Officer of Shell's global Oil Products business and has previously
held senior positions in all Shell's main businesses, working in Greece,
Nigeria, New Zealand, Norway and the UK. He is a member of the board of
INSEAD. Mr Skinner is 56.