Board
Dr D Klingner
BSc(Hons), PhD, FAusIMM
Chairman
Appointed as a Director in July 2004 and as Chairman in January 2005. Member of the Audit Committee. Dr Klingner retired from Rio Tinto in 2004 after 38 years of service. During his time with Rio Tinto he worked in roles Involving exploration, project development and production including a period as Group Executive in charge of coal and gold. He was head of exploration when he retired and a member of Rio Tinto's Executive Committee. Dr Klingner is also a Director and the Chairman of Codan Limited.
Mr R Atkinson
B.Eng(Hons) Mining & Petroleum Engineering
Chief Executive
Appointed as a Director in September 2008 and Chief Executive in September 2008. Mr Atkinson has served with the Rio Tinto Group since 1993, holding management, operational and corporate roles in Australia, the US and the UK, in the Energy, Iron Ore and Aluminium Product Groups. Before joining ERA, Mr Atkinson was General Manager Operations Weipa, Rio Tinto Alcan, responsible
for managing all aspects of mining and processing operations.
Prof H Garnett
BSc(Hons), PhD, PSM, FTSE, FAICD
Director
Appointed as a Director in January 2005. Chair of the Audit Committee. From October 2003 to 31 December 2008, Professor Garnett was Vice Chancellor of Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory. Between 1994 and 2003, Professor Garnett served as the Executive Director of the Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and as an Australian representative to the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency. Professor Garnett is an Emeritus Professor of the University of Wollongong and of Charles Darwin University, a Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Professor Garnett is currently Director of the Australian Centre for Plan Functional Genomics, Director of the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation and Director of the Museum and Art Gallery, NT Foundation. She chairs the Australian Biosecurity Intelligence Network.
Mr P Taylor
BA, BSc, LLB, LLM
Director
Appointed as a Director in February 2007. A lawyer in private practice before joining Rio Tinto, Mr Taylor has held a number of executive and management positions in the exploration, project development, commercial and legal operations of the Rio Tinto Group. Mr Taylor has served as Managing Director and Chairman of Bougainville Copper Limited since 21 October 2003, having been a Director since April 1997. Mr Taylor is also a director of a number of unlisted Rio Tinto Group companies.
Mr C Salisbury
B.Eng (with Distinction), Met Eng
Director
Appointed as a Director in February 2007. Mr Salisbury has served over 20 years with the Rio Tinto Group, in a variety of operating and management roles with the Aluminium and Energy Product Groups, and is a past president of the Northern Territory Resources Council and past Chairman of the Australian Uranium Association. Mr Salisbury joined ERA as General Manager Operations in December 2004 and served as Chief Executive from 1 February 2007 until 31 July 2008. Mr Salisbury is currently Chief Operating Officer Pacific with the Bauxite & Alumina division of Rio Tinto Alcan and a director of a number of unlisted Rio Tinto companies.
Mr J Pegler
B.Eng Mining
Director
Appointed as a Director in July 2009. Member of the Audit Committee. Mr Pegler is presently Chairman and a Director of the Australian Coal Association Ltd, and also a Director of ACALET Ltd and Tarong Energy Corporation. He is Past President and a Life Member of the Queensland Resources Council. Mr Pegler was most recently Chief Executive Officer of Ensham Resources Pty Limited and has previously held operational roles within BP Australia Limited and the Rio Tinto Group including President Director of PT Kelian Equatorial Mining and Managing Director Group Procurement Eastern Hemisphere.
