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RNS Number : 7492X  Rio Tinto PLC  19 February 2025

 

Notice to
ASX/LSE

 

Rio Tinto Board changes

19 February 2025

 

Rio Tinto today announces a number of Board changes.

 

Rio Tinto Chair Dominic Barton said: "As we reported last year, the size of
the Board peaked at 14 Directors as we retained the expertise and experience
of our longer-serving Directors during a transitional period as newer
Directors familiarise themselves with the Group. That transitional phase is
now largely concluded so we will make the following changes to the Board
during 2025.

 

"At the conclusion of the Rio Tinto Limited AGM in May 2025, Sam Laidlaw will
step down as a Director of the Company. Sam was appointed to the Board in
February 2017 and has served as Chair of our People & Remuneration
Committee and as the Senior Independent Director. I would like to express my
sincere thanks to Sam, on behalf of the Board, for his outstanding
contribution to Rio Tinto. Ben Wyatt will succeed Sam as Chair of the People
& Remuneration Committee and Sharon Thorne will become our Senior
Independent Director.

 

"Simon Henry will step down as a Director in the second half of 2025. Simon
was appointed to the Board in April 2017 and has served as Chair of the Audit
& Risk Committee since May 2019. We are grateful to Simon for his
invaluable contribution to the Group. Sharon Thorne will succeed Simon as
Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee.

 

"Kaisa Hietala will also step down as a Director at the conclusion of the Rio
Tinto Limited AGM in May 2025. The recent growth in our Lithium business has
increasingly created potential conflicts of interest with Kaisa's
non-executive directorship with Exxon Mobil. Out of an abundance of caution,
Kaisa has offered to resolve this potential conflict by stepping down from the
Rio Tinto Board. Kaisa has been a very welcome and valuable addition to the
Board since her appointment in March 2023, and her guidance on energy
transition and business transformation in particular have contributed
significantly and insightfully to our discussions. While she will be greatly
missed, we have accepted her decision to step down and wish Kaisa well for the
future."

 

This announcement is made in fulfilment of the Company's obligation under UK
LR 6.4.6

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

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under the laws of a Member State.

 

Contacts

Please direct all enquiries to media.enquiries@riotinto.com

 

 

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This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Andy Hodges, Rio
Tinto's Group Company Secretary.

 

 

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