By Rhiannon Hoyle

SYDNEY--Rio Tinto PLC named Simon Trott, currently chief commercial officer, as its new iron ore chief executive in a reshuffle of the leadership team under the miner's new CEO.

Rio Tinto said Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm has also appointed Copper and Diamonds Chief Executive Arnaud Soirat as group chief operating officer and named Kellie Parker, now managing director of Pacific aluminum operations, as Chief Executive Australia.

Write to Rhiannon Hoyle at rhiannon.hoyle@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 27, 2021 17:04 ET (22:04 GMT)

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