Rio Tinto plc
2 August 2010
APPOINTMENT OF GUY ELLIOTT
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rio Tinto announces that Guy Elliott, chief financial officer of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited, will join Royal Dutch Shell's Board as a non executive director and member of the Audit Committee, with effect from 1 September 2010.
This announcement is made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.14R.
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.
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