Rio Starts Next CEO Hunt as Stausholm To Leave This Year

Rio Tinto Group's Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg

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By Katharine Gemmell and Thomas Biesheuvel

May 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM UTC

Updated on

May 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM UTC

Rio Tinto Group has started the hunt for a new chief executive officer after announcing that Jakob Stausholm will step down later this year.

The world’s No. 2 mining company plans to make an announcement before its third-quarter production results as it looks to capitalize on an enviable list of growth projects.