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Leigh joined the Board on 1st October 2004. Leigh has been a Director of Rio Tinto plc since 1994 and Rio Tinto Limited since 1995 and was appointed Chief Executive of the Rio Tinto Group in 2000. He held various roles at Rio Tinto since joining in 1970, including Managing Director of Rio Tinto Limited and Chief Executive of the Energy Group. He was a member of the Coal Industry Advisory Board of the International Energy Agency for a number of years and its Chairman from 1998 to 2000. He was formerly a Director of Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. He is a member of the Board HR and Remuneration Committee. | 