Jakob Stausholm will be leaving his post at the world's largest iron ore producer this year. He will manage the company until a successor is found.
Melbourne. The head of the Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto
$RIO (-1.52%) has announced his resignation. Jakob Stausholm will step down from his post later this year, the company announced on Thursday. The search for a successor is already underway.
In the meantime, the Danish manager will continue to lead the company until a new CEO is appointed. The world's largest iron ore producer had appointed the former CFO as CEO in 2020. His predecessor Jean-Sebastien Jacques had to step down after Rio Tinto blew up 46,000-year-old Aboriginal rock caves in the Juukan Gorge in order to access iron ore.
Source: Handelsblatt