U.K. Conservative Party CEO in Talks to Become Next Rio Tinto Chairman -Sky News
14 November 2017 - 11:19PM
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--Mick Davis, U.K.'s Conservative Party chief executive and
former head of Xstrata, is in talks with the board of
Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto PLC (RIO.LN) to become its next
chairman, Sky News reports.
--Mr. Davis, a South African-born businessman who oversaw
Xstrata's growth and its eventual GBP20 billion takeover by
Glencore PLC (GLEN.LN), is the frontrunner for the job, although
other candidates have been approached by Rio.
--Rio Tinto has been searching for a chairman since it announced
in March that Jan du Plessis would step down to join BT Group PLC
(BT.A.LN).
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