Jean-Sébastien Jacques

Jean-Sébastien 'JS' Jacques
Born 1971 (age 44–45)
France
Citizenship British [1]
Alma mater École Centrale Paris
Occupation CEO-designate, Rio Tinto Group
Salary $3,380,000 (total compensation, 2014)[2]

Jean-Sébastien Jacques (born 1971) is the CEO-designate of Rio Tinto Group, and will succeed Sam Walsh in July 2016.

Early life

Jacques was born in France[3] in 1971,[4] has a master's degree from École Centrale Paris.[2]

Career

Jacques joined Rio Tinto in 2011, and became head of copper and coal businesses.[5][6] Jacques became deputy CEO on 17 March 2016 and will become CEO on 2 July 2016.[7]

Jacques was previously group strategy director for Tata Steel.[5]

Personal life

He is married, with children.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "BFM Rio Tinto and Foxtel change leaders - BFM". Businessfirstmagazine.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  2. 1 2 Jean-Sébastien Jacques M.Sc. "Jean-Sébastien Jacques M.Sc.: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  3. ↑ "Rio Tinto Appoints New Chief Executive". The New York Times. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Executive Profile | Rio Tinto Group | Jean-Sebastien (JS) Jacques | Customer Intelligence". Boardroominsiders.com. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  5. 1 2 "Rio CEO `Surprise' Signals Pivot From Cost-Cutting to Growth - Bloomberg Business". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  6. ↑ "Rio Tinto Appoints Jean-Sebastien Jacques as CEO | Watch the video - Yahoo Finance". Finance.yahoo.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  7. ↑ "Jean-Sébastien Jacques to succeed Sam Walsh as Rio Tinto chief executive".
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