On Wednesday, Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) said it has appointed Katie Jackson, a former Shell (NYSE: SHEL) executive with responsibility for acquisitions, as its new copper head.
Jackson, currently the president of UK-based energy infrastructure firm National Grid Ventures, will join Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) on September 1. She will succeed Bold Baatar, who will take the helm as chief commercial officer later in the year.
Jackson previously held operational and commercial roles at Shell (NYSE: SHEL), where she also headed acquisitions, divestment, and new business development across the energy giant’s portfolio.
As the head of Rio Tinto’s copper operations, Jackson will oversee the ramp-up of the miner’s prized Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia which holds one of the world’s largest deposits of metal which is key to the green energy transition.
(Source: Reuters)
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