Rio Tinto Plc (RTNTF.PK, RIO, RIO.L, RTPPF.PK) Thursday named Chris Lynch as its Chief Financial Officer, effective April 18. Lynch succeeds Guy Elliot, who will step down at the conclusion of the company's AGM in London. Elliot will remain with the board through 2013.
Lynch previously served as Chief Executive of Australian toll road operator Transurban Group. Prior to that he worked at BHP Billiton, where he joined as CFO, and was later promoted to Executive Director and Group President, Carbon Steel Materials. Lynch has also held a variety of directorial roles at Alcoa Inc.
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