{"id":5646,"date":"2026-05-14T11:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=98dc30a86d6b91b9f2d6b5126ff96a39"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:33:00","slug":"rio-tinto-appoints-new-chief-legal-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=5646","title":{"rendered":"Rio Tinto appoints new Chief Legal Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has appointed Trudi Charles to succeed Isabelle Deschamps as Chief Legal Officer, Governance & Corporate Affairs.<\/p><\/a><\/a>

\nTrudi is currently Deputy General Counsel and Senior Vice President Legal, Supply, Trading & Shipping at BP plc. She will join Rio Tinto from 1 August 2026.<\/p>

\nTrudi has spent over 20 years at BP in various senior legal roles across its downstream and supply, trading & shipping businesses. Before this, Trudi 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.<\/p>

\nRio Tinto Chief Executive Simon Trott said: \u201cTrudi 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.\u201d<\/p>

\nThis announcement is authorised for release to the market by Andy Hodges, Rio Tinto\u2019s Group Company Secretary.<\/p> Contacts<\/b>

\nPlease direct all enquiries to media.enquiries@riotinto.com<\/a><\/b><\/p>

\nMedia Relations, United Kingdom<\/b>Matthew Klar<\/b>M <\/b>+44 7796 630 637\nDavid Outhwaite<\/b>M<\/b> +44 7787 597 493<\/p>

\nMedia Relations, Australia<\/b>Matt Chambers<\/b>M<\/b> +61 433 525 739\nAlyesha Anderson<\/b>M<\/b> +61 434 868 118\nRachel Pupazzoni<\/b>M <\/b>+61 438 875 469\nBruce Tobin<\/b>M <\/b>+61 419 103 454<\/p>

\nMedia Relations, Canada<\/b>Vanessa Damha<\/b>M <\/b>+1 514 715 2152\nMalika Cherry<\/b>M<\/b> +1 418 592 7293<\/p>

\nMedia Relations, US & Latin America<\/b>Jesse Riseborough<\/b>M<\/b> +1 202 394 9480<\/p>

\nInvestor Relations, United Kingdom<\/b>Rachel Arellano<\/b>M <\/b>+44 7584 609 644\nDavid Ovington<\/b>M<\/b> +44 7920 010 978\nLaura Brooks<\/b>M<\/b> +44 7826 942 797\nWeiwei Hu<\/b>M<\/b> +44 7825 907 230<\/p>

\nInvestor Relations, Australia<\/b>Tom Gallop<\/b>M<\/b> +61 439 353 948\nEddie Gan-Och<\/b>M <\/b>+61 477 599 714<\/p>

\nRio Tinto plc<\/b>6 St James\u2019s Square\nLondon SW1Y 4AD\nUnited Kingdom\nT<\/b> +44 20 7781 2000\nRegistered in England\nNo. 719885<\/p>

\nRio Tinto Limited<\/b>Level 43, 120 Collins Street\nMelbourne 3000\nAustralia\nT<\/b> +61 3 9283 3333\nRegistered in Australia\nABN 96 004 458 404<\/p>

\nriotinto.com<\/a><\/b><\/p>

\nCategory: General<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rio Tinto has appointed Trudi Charles to succeed Isabelle Deschamps as Chief Legal Officer, Governance & Corporate Affairs.
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