1st Feb 2005 14:29
Rio Tinto PLC01 February 2005 Board changes At the 2005 annual general meetings of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited inApril, Sir Richard Giordano, Leon Davis and John Morschel will be retiring fromthe boards. Dr. Ashton Calvert AC and Vivienne Cox have been appointed to the boards witheffect from 1 February 2005. These appointments follow that of RichardGoodmanson on 1 December 2004. Ashton Calvert is an Australian citizen and recently retired as secretary of theDepartment of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Government of Australia. He waseducated at the University of Tasmania and, as a Rhodes scholar, also gained adoctorate in mathematics from Oxford University. During a distinguished careerin the Australian foreign service he held appointments in Washington and, onfour occasions, in Tokyo, where he was ambassador between 1993 and 1998 prior tohis appointment as secretary. In these and other roles he developed extensiveexperience of the Asian countries which represent key markets for Rio Tinto. Vivienne Cox is a UK citizen and executive vice president of BP plc forIntegrated Supply and Trading and also for Gas Power and Renewables. She is amember of the BP Group Chief Executive's Committee. Vivienne holds degrees inchemistry from Oxford University and in business administration from INSEAD.During her career in BP she has worked in Chemicals, Exploration, Finance, andRefining and Marketing. Following the retirement of Sir Richard Giordano, Sir Richard Sykes will becomethe senior independent director. For further information, please contact: LONDON AUSTRALIA Media Relations Media Relations Lisa Cullimore Ian HeadOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2305 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3620Mobile: +44 (0) 7730 418 385 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 360 101 Investor Relations Investor Relations Peter Cunningham Dave SkinnerOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2401 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3628Mobile: +44 (0) 7711 596 570 Mobile: +61 (0) 408 335 309Richard Brimelow Susie CreswellOffice: +44 (0) 20 7753 2326 Office: +61 (0) 3 9283 3639Mobile: +44 (0) 7753 783 825 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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