6th Jun 2006 09:20
Rio Tinto PLC06 June 2006 Rio Tinto appoints new director Rio Tinto is pleased to announce that Michael Fitzpatrick was today appointed anindependent, non executive director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited withimmediate effect. Michael, who is 53 and an Australian, holds honours degrees in electricalengineering from the University of Western Australia and in arts from OxfordUniversity, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He recently sold his interest in, and ceased to be a director of, Hastings FundsManagement Ltd., the pioneering infrastructure asset management company which hefounded in 1994. He is chairman of the Victorian Funds Management Corporation,which manages funds on behalf of the State of Victoria, and of Treasury GroupLimited, an incubator of fund management companies. Michael also holds a numberof other non executive directorships. He is a commissioner of the Australian Football League having previously playedthe game professionally, and is a former chairman of the Australian SportsCommission. For further information, please contact: LONDON AUSTRALIA Media Relations Media RelationsNick Cobban Ian HeadOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2305 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3620Mobile: +44 (0) 7920 041 003 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 360 101 Investor Relations Investor RelationsNigel Jones Dave SkinnerOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2401 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3628Mobile: +44 (0) 7917 227 365 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 335 309 David Ovington Susie CreswellOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2326 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3639Mobile: +44 (0) 7920 010 978 Mobile: +61 (0) 418 933 792 Website: www.riotinto.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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