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. Mr Atkinson is Chairman of the Australian Uranium Association.
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 a non-executive Director of Carbon Energy Limited, Director of the Australian Centre for Plant 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 M Coulter
B.Eng (Chemical), MBA
Director
Appointed as a Director in June 2010. Mr Coulter is presently Chief Development Officer - Coal, at Rio Tinto Energy and is accountable for mergers, acquisitions and divestments in the global coal sector. Mr Coulter joined Rio Tinto in 1994, and has held roles in business evaluation, business development, operational improvement and external relations. He was Chairman of Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Pty Ltd and Half Tide Marine Pty Ltd, and a director of Port Waratah Coal Services Ltd, Hunter Valley Coal Chain Co-Ordinator Limited, and a number of unlisted Rio Tinto Group companies.
Mr J Pegler
B.Eng Mining, MAusIMM
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 and Chairman of ACALET Ltd and a Director of WDS Ltd. 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.
