Rio Tinto Appoints New Head of Technology and Innovation

By Alex MacDonald

LONDON--Mining giant Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) said Tuesday it has appointed Stephen McIntosh as head of technology and innovation, replacing Greg Lilleyman, who will leave the company after 25 years of service.

The Anglo-Australian miner, the world's second-largest diversified miner by market capitalization, didn't provide a reason for Mr. Lilleyman leaving the company.

Mr. McIntosh has worked with Rio Tinto for almost 30 years on projects in more than 45 countries. Most recently, he was head of exploration, leading a 450-strong global team of employees operating in 20 countries.

Prior to exploration, Mr. McIntosh led Rio Tinto's Project Generation Group for six years and transformed its activities to build a team of commodity, technical and ore body knowledge experts.

"For a long time now, our T&I function has provided a point of strategic differentiation for Rio Tinto and Stephen will spearhead the group's drive for further productivity improvement across the business," said Rio Tinto Chief Executive Sam Walsh.

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May 24, 2016 03:43 ET (07:43 GMT)

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