Rio Tinto Chairman to Stand Down - Report
March 08 2017 - 06:26PM
Dow Jones News
SYDNEY--Jan du Plessis is expected to step down as chairman of
Rio Tinto PLC (RIO.LN) within a year, according to a report in the
Financial Times, which says he is set to become the new chairman of
British telecoms company BT Group PLC (BT).
The report said Mr. du Plessis is expected to be named to the
role on Thursday and that Rio Tinto will immediately begin a search
for a new chairman, citing sources close to the two companies.
Rio Tinto declined to comment on the report.
Write to Rhiannon Hoyle at rhiannon.hoyle@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 08, 2017 19:11 ET (00:11 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2017 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO)
Historical Stock Chart
From Feb 2024 to Mar 2024
Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2023 to Mar 2024