
British-born Simon Thompson, 58, will succeed Jan du Plessis as Rio Tinto’s chairman. (Image: Rio Tinto.) World’s second largest miner Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE:RIO) ended Monday a nine-month search for a new chairman, announcing industry veteran Simon Thompson as the person who will assume the post in March. The appointment of Thompson (58), one of Rio Tinto’s ...