Rio Tinto Sacks Former Aluminum Head Over Information Breach
- Ivan Vella had stepped down to take up an external role
- Jérôme Pécresse was named as replacement in September
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Rio Tinto Group has fired the former head of its aluminum business, Ivan Vella, over his “management of confidential information,” the mining company said on Thursday.
Rio said it was undertaking a “thorough investigation” and had not identified any compromised information. It did not provide further details on the breach.