Jean-Sébastien Jacques

Jean-Sébastien Dominique Francois Jacques (born October 1971) is the CEO of Rio Tinto Group, having succeeded Sam Walsh in July 2016.

Jean-Sébastien Jacques
Born
Jean-Sébastien Dominique Francois Jacques

October 1971 (age 48)
France
CitizenshipBritish[1]
EducationLycée Louis-le-Grand
Alma materÉcole Centrale Paris
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, Rio Tinto Group
Spouse(s)Married

Early life

Jacques was born in France[2] in October 1971.[3][4] He attended the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris [5] before studying engineering at École Centrale Paris.[6]

Career

Jacques joined Rio Tinto in 2011, and became head of copper and coal businesses.[7][8] Jacques became deputy CEO in March 2016, and CEO in July 2016.[9][10]

Jacques was previously group strategy director for Tata Steel.[7]

Jacques was the chairman of the International Copper Association from 2014 to 2016. [11] He is a board member of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) since 2016. [12]

He is a member of the Global CEO Council (GCC) of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries since 2019. [13]

He is a board member of the Business Council of Australia since 2019. [14]

He is a member of the Business Council in the USA since 2020. [15]

Jacques is on the list of the 2019 annual Harvard Business Review of the world's 100 best Chief Executives, after a three-year tenure. [16]

Personal life

He is married, with children.[4]

References
  1. "BFM Rio Tinto and Foxtel change leaders - BFM". Businessfirstmagazine.com.au. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. "Rio Tinto Appoints New Chief Executive". The New York Times. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. "Rio Tinto plc". Companies House. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. "Executive Profile | Rio Tinto Group | Jean-Sebastien (JS) Jacques | Customer Intelligence". Boardroominsiders.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. Saunders, James Thomson, Amanda (18 March 2016). "Rio's new boss Jean-Sebastien Jacques brings another touch of class". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  7. "Rio CEO 'Surprise' Signals Pivot From Cost-Cutting to Growth - Bloomberg Business". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  8. "Rio Tinto Appoints Jean-Sebastien Jacques as CEO | Watch the video - Yahoo Finance". Finance.yahoo.com. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  9. "Jean-Sébastien Jacques to succeed Sam Walsh as Rio Tinto chief executive".
  10. "Jean-Sébastien Jacques". Rio Tinto. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  11. "Jean-Sébastien Jacques, Chief Executive of Rio Tinto Copper, appointed Chairman of the ICA". www.businesswire.com. 24 October 2014.
  12. "ICMM • Member companies". www.icmm.com.
  13. "China's premier tells foreign CEOs China will commit to reform, opening up". Reuters. 20 June 2019 – via www.reuters.com.
  14. November 2019, 20. "Statement from new Business Council President Tim Reed". Business Council of Australia.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. "The Business Council active members directory". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  16. "The CEO 100, 2019 Edition". 1 November 2019.
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