Rio Tinto: Appoints Dominic Barton as Chair

Rio Tinto Appoints Dominic Barton as Chair

• Rio Tinto (RIO) appoints Dominic Barton, Canada’s outgoing ambassador to China, as its Chair to replace Simon Thompson
• Mr Barton will join the board from April 4, 2022, and will be appointed Chair at the conclusion of Rio’s annual general meeting on May 5
• Mr Barton brings a wealth of experience to the company, spending over 30 years at management consulting firm McKinsey & Company
• He was also Chair of Teck Resources, a Non-Executive Director at Singtel Group and a Non-Executive Director at Investor AB
• Shares in Rio are up a slight 0.15 per cent and are trading at $98.15