Rio Tinto chairman Simon Thompson said Wednesday he was accountable for the mining giant destroying sacred Indigenous sites in Australia to access iron ore and he will not seek reelection as a board director next year. Thompson’s announcement came after former chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques announced his resignation last September over the destruction in May…
Rio Tinto Ltd chairman Simon Thompson yesterday said that he was accountable for the mining giant destroying sacred Aboriginal sites in Australia to access iron ore and he would not seek re-election as a board director next year.
Thompson’s announcement came after former Rio Tinto chief executive officer Jean-Sebastien Jacques in September last year announced his resignation over the destruction of two rock shelters in Juukan George in Western Australia state that had been inhabited for 46,000 years.
The company’s successes last year were “overshadowed by the destruction of the Juukan Gorge shelters . and, as chairman, I am ultimately accountable for
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA Rio Tinto chairman Simon Thompson said Wednesday he was accountable for the mining giant destroying sacred Indigenous sites in Australia to access iron ore and he will not seek reelection as a board director next year. Thompson s announcement came after former chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques announced his resignation last September over the destruction in May of two rock shelters in Juukan George in Western Australia state that had been inhabited for 46,000 years. The company s successes in 2020 were overshadowed by the destruction of the Juukan Gorge shelters . and, as chairman, I am ultimately accountable for the failings that led to this tragic event, Thompson said in a statement.