Simon McKeon to step down as Rio Tinto’s Non-Executive Director on May 2, 2024

Rio Tinto will reportedly see a change in its board at the end of the annual general meeting on May 2, 2024, as Simon McKeon will step down as a Non-Executive Director.

Since the last year, Rio Tinto appointed five new Non-Executive Directors as it continued to refresh the composition of the board. As part of that changeover, Simon McKeon has agreed to resign from the position of a Director at the conclusion of Rio Tinto’s AGM, and will not seek re-election by shareholders.

Rio Tinto Chair Dominic Barton said, “I am extremely grateful to Simon for his invaluable contribution. Having regard for his roles as Rio Tinto Limited's Senior Independent Director and the Designated Director for workforce engagement, Simon has taken a particular interest in Rio Tinto's revitalised approach to engagement with the broader Australian community as well as the company's cultural reset. On behalf of the Board, I wish him well for the future.”

Simon McKeon joined Rio Tinto in January 2019. From September 2020, he started serving the group as a Senior Independent Director, and from 2021, he became Non-Executive Director for workforce engagement.

With a robust experience in financial services, Simon was responsible to look after Audit & Risk Committee, People & Remuneration Committee, and Nominations Committee.

Rio Tinto Group is a British-Australian multinational company that is the world's second largest metals and mining corporation. Its portfolio includes iron ore, copper, aluminium and a range of other minerals and materials needed for people, communities and nations to grow and prosper, and for the world to cut carbon emissions to net zero.