Rio Tinto appoints new Chief Legal Officer

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Rio Tinto has appointed Trudi Charles as its new Chief Legal Officer, Governance & Corporate Affairs, succeeding Isabelle Deschamps. Charles, currently Deputy General Counsel and Senior Vice President Legal, Supply, Trading & Shipping at BP plc, will join Rio Tinto on August 1, 2026. She brings over two decades of legal experience from BP and prior roles at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. The company's Chief Executive expressed confidence in her extensive legal expertise and commercial insight to lead the legal, governance, and corporate affairs teams.

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Rio Tinto PLC
14 May 2026
 

 

 

Notice to ASX/LSE                                                                                                                       

Rio Tinto appoints new Chief Legal Officer

14 May 2026

 

 

Rio Tinto has appointed Trudi Charles to succeed Isabelle Deschamps as Chief Legal Officer, Governance & Corporate Affairs.

 

Trudi is currently Deputy General Counsel and Senior Vice President Legal, Supply, Trading & Shipping at BP plc. She will join Rio Tinto from 1 August 2026.

 

Trudi has spent over 20 years at BP in various senior legal roles across its downstream and supply, trading & shipping businesses. Before this, Trudi spent almost eight years with Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer in London and Hong Kong. She is admitted to the Law Society of England & Wales, the Law Society of Hong Kong and the Queensland Law Society.

 

Rio Tinto Chief Executive Simon Trott said: "Trudi brings deep legal experience and strong commercial insight. I look forward to having her join the executive team and lead our legal, governance and corporate affairs teams."

 

This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Andy Hodges, Rio Tinto's Group Company Secretary.

 

 


 

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