Nearly two years on since the destruction at Juukan Gorge, Rio boss Jakob Stausholm has told shareholders that the miner is focused on resetting relationships.
Our board moves wrap includes Jessamyn Lyons, Paul Price, Michael Choi, Michael Barrett, Bill Hayden, Dominic Barton, Simon Thompson, and Vanessa Kickett.
Canadian Ambassador to China and McKinsey & Company mainstay Dominic Barton will take over as chair of Rio Tinto from May 2022, as the company navigates a post-Juukan Gorge era.
Ben Wyatt has quickly become one of Western Australia's busiest and most senior board directors, with global mining giant Rio Tinto appointing him as a non-executive director.
A majority of Rio Tinto shareholders have voted against adoption of the company's remuneration report while a large minority opposed the re-election of director Megan Clark.
Rio Tinto plans to recruit more resident Australians and people with mining expertise onto its board of directors but is unlikely to shift its London head office.
The Australian Shareholders' Association has joined several other advisory groups in recommending a vote against Rio Tinto's remuneration report at tomorrow's AGM in Perth.
Rio Tinto chairman Simon Thompson will not seek re-election at the company's AGM next year after taking full responsibility over the destruction of ancient rock caves in the Pilbara.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has taken the extraordinary step of publicly acknowledging it should have communicated recent executive changes to the PKKP people in a more collaborative way.
A scathing parliamentary report into Rio Tinto's destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves has found responsibility lay across industry and government, but its recommendations have not all been accepted by the mining lobby. or the WA government.
Rio Tinto will cut the bonuses of three senior executives but none will lose their job after a board review of the company's destruction of two heritage sites.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced a board-led review of its "heritage management processes" following criticism of its destruction of ancient rock shelters in the Pilbara.
Rio Tinto has been ordered to pay long-deferred incentives worth nearly $7 million to its former chief executive Sam Walsh following a formal dispute resolution process.
