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BA (Hons) (Law), DpBA (Business Administration). Age 62.
Appointment and election: Director Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited since 2001, he was appointed chairman of the Group in November 2003. Paul was last re-elected by shareholdersin 2005 and is chairman of the Nominations committee (note b).
Skills and experience: Paul graduated in law from Cambridge University and in business administration from Manchester Business School. He was previously a managing director of The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company plc and group managing director of The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies, for whom he had worked since 1966. During his career he worked in all Shell's main businesses, including senior appointments in the UK, Greece, Nigeria, New Zealand and Norway. He was CEO of its global Oil Products business from 1999 to 2003.
External appointments (current and recent):
Director of The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company plc from 2000 to 2003.
Director of Standard Chartered PLC since 2003.
Director of Tetra Laval Group since 2005.
Director of L'Air Liquide since 2006.
Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (UK) since 2005.
Non-executive member of the Defence Management Board of the UK Ministry of Defence since 2006.
Member of the board of INSEAD business school since 1999.
Notes:
(a) Audit committee
(b) Nominations committee
(c) Remuneration committee
(d) Committee on social and environmental accountability
(e) Independent | 