Rio Tinto – Bold Baatar

Rio Tinto appointed Bold Baatar to the role of chief commercial officer (CCO) to lead the group’s commercial and business development activities globally. He succeeds Alf Barrios, who has decided to retire. Baatar, who is currently chief executive, copper, will take on accountability for business development immediately, and will relocate to Singapore to take up the CCO role on September 1, 2024.  Barrios will continue in his role as CCO until the end of August, and thereafter as chair for China, Japan and Korea, and executive committee member, until his retirement at the end of 2024.