Rio Tinto has appointed Simon Trott as its next CEO, selecting the current head of its iron-ore division to succeed Jakob Stausholm effective August 25. Trott, a 25-year veteran of the company, was ...

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) has announced the appointment of Simon Trott as its new CEO, effective August 25, 2025. He will succeed ...

Trott, the head of Rio Tinto’s lucrative iron-ore business, will succeed Jakob Stausholm as chief executive next month, the ...

Trott, currently the head of Rio Tinto's iron ore operations, will take over the duties of group CEO effective August 25.

Rio Tinto is one of the world’s largest miners with operations in iron ore, aluminum (including bauxite and alumina), copper, and minerals (mineral sands, borates, salt, diamonds). Commodity demand is ...