Rio Tinto - Board appointment

RNS Number : 0449C

Rio Tinto PLC

26 August 2008

 



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Rio Tinto - Board appointment

26 August 2008

The boards of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jan du Plessis as a non-executive director with effect from 1 September 2008.

Jan du Plessis is currently chairman of the board of British American Tobacco plc as well as a non-executive director of Lloyds TSB Group plc. Jan joins the Audit Committee.

Commenting on the appointment, Paul Skinner, chairman, said, 'I am very pleased to welcome Jan to the Rio Tinto boards. His appointment brings additional financial expertise to the boards and a broad experience of major global businesses, particularly in Africa.'

Notes to editors:

Jan du Plessis, aged 54, was appointed chairman of the Board of British American Tobacco plc in July 2004, having been a non-executive director since his appointment to that company's board in 1999. He is also a non-executive director and chairman of the Audit Committee of Lloyds TSB Group plc. He was previously Group Finance Director of Richemont and chairman of RHM plc. Jan has degrees in Commerce and Law from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, and is a South African Chartered Accountant.

There is no further information which is required to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13 of the United Kingdom Listing Rules.

About Rio Tinto 

Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London and NYSE listed company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. Major products are aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore. Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa.

For further information, please contact:

Media Relations, London  Christina Mills Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone] Nick Cobban Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone]	Media Relations, Australia  Amanda Buckley Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone] Ian Head Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone]
Media Relations, Americas  Nancy Ives Mobile: [phone]
Investor Relations, London Nigel Jones Office: [phone]  Mobile: [phone] David Ovington Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone]	Investor Relations, Australia Dave Skinner Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone] Simon Ellinor Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone]
Investor Relations, North America Jason Combes Office: [phone] Mobile: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Website: www.riotinto.com

High resolution photographs available at: www.newscast.co.uk

 

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