Jacob Cooke is the co-founder and CEO of WPIC Marketing + Technologies, an e-commerce and technology consultancy that drives growth for global brands in China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. From Vancouver, Jacob has lived in Beijing since 2003.
Canada s former ambassador to China Dominic Barton (pictured) will take over from Simon Thompson at Rio Tinto after the company s annual meeting in May
Top iron ore producer Rio Tinto Group has hired resigning Canadian ambassador to China Dominic Barton as its new chairman, in a bid to bolster the relationship with its top customer amid frayed diplomatic relations between Beijing and Canberra.
Barton is to replace Simon Thompson, who earlier this year announced his intent to retire following a scandal around the miner’s destruction of ancient rock shelters in Australia’s Juukan Gorge.
Barton, who spent more than three decades at McKinsey & Co, announced earlier this month that he would step down from his envoy role at the end of the year, just weeks after