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19/12/2022 07:30

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RNS Number : 1362K  Rio Tinto PLC  19 December 2022

Kaisa Hietala to join Rio Tinto Board

 

Rio Tinto has appointed Kaisa Hietala as a non-executive director. Ms Hietala,
a Finnish citizen, will join the Board on 1 March 2023.

 

Ms Hietala is an experienced executive with a strong track record of helping
companies transform the challenges of environmental megatrends into business
opportunities and growth. She began her career in upstream oil and gas
exploration and, as Executive Vice President of Renewable Products at Neste, a
petroleum refining and marketing company, she played a central role in its
commercial transformation into the world's largest and most profitable
producer of renewable products.

 

An experienced non-executive director, Ms Hietala serves on the Boards of
Exxon Mobil and Smurfit Kappa Group, a global packaging company, and is Chair
of the Board at Tracegrow, a private Finnish sustainable fertilisers company.
She is a member of the Supervisory Board of Oulu University and was formerly a
Board member of Kemira Oy, a Finnish specialty chemicals company.

 

Rio Tinto Chairman Dominic Barton said "I am delighted to welcome Kaisa to the
Rio Tinto Board. She brings a deep understanding of the resources industry,
sustainability and renewables that will be invaluable as we work to ensure Rio
Tinto thrives in a decarbonising world.

 

"As part of our continuing refresh of Board capabilities, we are progressing
well with a number of other searches to identify non-executive directors with
expertise in both mining and sustainability, and expect to announce further
appointments in due course."

 

Ms Hietala said "I am excited by the significant opportunity in front of Rio
Tinto. The company demonstrates a real commitment to cultural change and is
progressing with its long-term strategy to deliver value by supplying the
materials needed for the transition to net zero. I look forward to working
with my fellow Board members to support this ongoing transformation and
strengthening of Rio Tinto."

 

Rio Tinto confirms that there are no further matters to be disclosed pursuant
to Rule 9.6.13(1) - (6) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

 

LEI: 213800YOEO5OQ72G2R82

Classification: 3.1. Additional regulated information required to be disclosed
under the laws of a Member State.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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