PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Diversified miner Rio Tinto has announced the retirement of group executive Joanne Farrell, who will retire at the end of September.
Farrell joined the company in 1987 and has worked in a variety of roles across human resources, health, safety, communities and environment before joining the executive committee as group executive, health, safety and environment and MD Australia in July 2016.
“[Farrell] made an outstanding contribution to Rio Tinto throughout a diverse career over a number of decades. I would like to thank her for her leadership and support, and for the significant impact she has had across Rio Tinto, our people, the communities where we operate and the industry as a whole,” said CEO Jean-Sebastian Jacques.