Stmt re: Board changes

Rio Tinto PLC
28 January 2003



                            Rio Tinto Board changes


Rio Tinto is pleased to announce that Mr David Clementi has been appointed a non
executive director of the boards of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited with
effect from today, 28 January 2003.  Mr Clementi is Chairman of Prudential plc
and was previously a Deputy Governor of the Bank of England.


For further information, please contact:


LONDON                                                  AUSTRALIA

Media Relations                                         Media Relations
Hugh Leggatt                                            Ian Head
+ 44 (0) 20 7753 2273                                   [phone]
Investor Relations                                      Investor Relations
Peter Cunningham                                        Dave Skinner
+ 44 (0) 20 7753 2401                                   [phone]
Richard Brimelow                                        Daphne Morros
+ 44 (0) 20 7753 2326                                   [phone]



Website: www.riotinto.com



Notes to editors:

David Clementi was appointed Chairman of Prudential plc with effect from 1
December 2002.  Prior to that he was a Deputy Governor of the Bank of England.
His earlier career was with Kleinwort Benson, where he spent 22 years, including
as Chief Executive (from January 1994) and subsequently Vice Chairman (May
1997). He was head of the Equities Division (1987-1989) and head of the
Corporate Finance Division (1989-1993). Mr Clementi graduated from Oxford
University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant. He then spent two years at
Harvard Business School obtaining an MBA. Mr Clementi was a director of the
Financial Services Authority and the Accountancy Foundation until 31 August
2002. He is an Honorary Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford.


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