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Canberra pushes Rio Tinto to appoint Australian as next CEO – Financial Times
Government asks mining group to make move after destruction of ancient Aboriginal site
Canberra has asked Rio Tinto to appoint an Australian as its next chief executive as investors and officials push the mining group to sharpen its focus on a country that generates the bulk of its earnings.
The request by Josh Frydenberg, Australia’s treasurer, follows the Anglo-Australian company’s decision to replace Jean-Sébastien Jacques, chief executive, and two other executives over their role in the destruction of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site.
It coincides with the Australian gover…
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