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Rio Tinto appoints new chief legal officer

14th May 2026

By: Creamer Media Reporter

     

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Diversified miner Rio Tinto has appointed Trudi Charles to succeed Isabelle Deschamps as chief legal officer, governance and corporate affairs, with effect from August 1.

Charles is currently deputy general counsel and senior VP legal, supply, trading and shipping at energy company BP, where she worked for over 20 years. During her time at BP, she held various senior legal roles across its downstream and supply, trading and shipping businesses.

Before this, she spent almost eight years with Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer in London and Hong Kong. She is admitted to the Law Society of England & Wales, the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Queensland Law Society.

"Trudi brings deep legal experience and strong commercial insight. I look forward to having her join the executive team and lead our legal, governance and corporate affairs teams," says Rio Tinto CE Simon Trott.

Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

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