Rio Tinto chief executive, iron ore Andrew Harding has been appointed as a director of the Black Swan State Theatre Company, a WA arts organisation that his predecessor and current London-based Rio
The new-found restraint characterising chief executive salaries has not extended to Kerry Stokes' Seven Group Holdings, which has announced that new boss Don Voelte could earn $7.2 million each yea
THE near certainty of a Coalition government being elected in September, and the single-handed control of state leader Colin Barnett, have reshaped Western Australia's 2013 Most Influential list –
The new head of Rio Tinto's global iron ore business has restructured his Perth based management team, with the former head of the Pilbara operations leaving his role.
The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA has appointed its inaugural executive director, with the recruitment of experienced arts administrator Henry Boston.
If any further evidence were needed that the commodities boom is over, management changes at some of the world's biggest resources companies seals the deal.
SAM Walsh has been thrust into the big chair at one of the world's biggest companies, Rio Tinto, which has finally decided to clean up the last of the mess left by the GFC.
Sam Walsh has the chance of a lifetime to head one of the world's biggest companies, but he won't be chief executive of Rio Tinto for long, and he's only there because the board has finally decided
Sam Walsh has been promoted to the top job at Rio Tinto, effective immediately, taking over from Tom Albanese who has quit as chief executive after the miner revealed a $US14 billion writedown.
AS the world enters its fifth year of economic turbulence and even the best-insulated businesses in Western Australia are being affected, the factors that determine business influence in this state
Five years of WA salary surveys show some chief executives appear to be remarkably well paid relative to the size of their business and the returns they have delivered, while others offer great value for money.
Australia's resources-led economic recovery has had a major impact on the pay of WA-based executives, with a big rise in the number of million dollar pay packets as share prices bounced back from GFC lows.
Sam Walsh has been appointed as chief executive of Rio Tinto's Australia operations and will maintain his position in the iron ore division, as the global mining company reshuffles its organisational structure.
Another prominent resource sector executive has joined the Black Swan Theatre Company board with Alcoa Australia managing director Alan Cransberg joining chairman Sam Walsh.
Rio Tinto will contribute $5 million towards the establishment of Australia's first emergency jet service for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, where jets will be able to fly from Kununurra to Perth in three hours.
Rio Tinto Ltd has signed a landmark agreement to purchase iron ore from a Perth-based junior's Pilbara mine, paving the way for small companies to develop costly projects while allowing the industry majors to keep control of their rail infrastructure.
Shares in iron ore minnows Cazaly Resources Ltd and Echelon Resources Ltd, which surged suddenly yesterday, fell after the release of a note on their legal progress.
