Rio Tinto PLC Kaisa Hietala to join Rio Tinto Board (1362K)
December 19 2022 - 1:30AM
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Rio Tinto PLC
19 December 2022
Kaisa Hietala to join Rio Tinto Board
Rio Tinto has appointed Kaisa Hietala as a non-executive
director. Ms Hietala, a Finnish citizen, will join the Board on 1
March 2023.
Ms Hietala is an experienced executive with a strong track
record of helping companies transform the challenges of
environmental megatrends into business opportunities and growth.
She began her career in upstream oil and gas exploration and, as
Executive Vice President of Renewable Products at Neste, a
petroleum refining and marketing company, she played a central role
in its commercial transformation into the world's largest and most
profitable producer of renewable products.
An experienced non-executive director, Ms Hietala serves on the
Boards of Exxon Mobil and Smurfit Kappa Group, a global packaging
company, and is Chair of the Board at Tracegrow, a private Finnish
sustainable fertilisers company. She is a member of the Supervisory
Board of Oulu University and was formerly a Board member of Kemira
Oy, a Finnish specialty chemicals company.
Rio Tinto Chairman Dominic Barton said "I am delighted to
welcome Kaisa to the Rio Tinto Board. She brings a deep
understanding of the resources industry, sustainability and
renewables that will be invaluable as we work to ensure Rio Tinto
thrives in a decarbonising world.
"As part of our continuing refresh of Board capabilities, we are
progressing well with a number of other searches to identify
non-executive directors with expertise in both mining and
sustainability, and expect to announce further appointments in due
course."
Ms Hietala said "I am excited by the significant opportunity in
front of Rio Tinto. The company demonstrates a real commitment to
cultural change and is progressing with its long-term strategy to
deliver value by supplying the materials needed for the transition
to net zero. I look forward to working with my fellow Board members
to support this ongoing transformation and strengthening of Rio
Tinto."
Rio Tinto confirms that there are no further matters to be
disclosed pursuant to Rule 9.6.13(1) - (6) of the Listing Rules of
the UK Listing Authority.
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This announcement is authorised for release to the market by
Steve Allen, Rio Tinto's Group Company Secretary.
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