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.
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Born | Jean-Sébastien Dominique Francois Jacques October 1971 (age 48) France |
Citizenship | British[1] |
Education | Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
Alma mater | École Centrale Paris |
Occupation | Businessman |
Title | CEO, 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
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- "Rio Tinto Appoints New Chief Executive". The New York Times. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- "Rio Tinto plc". Companies House. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- "Executive Profile | Rio Tinto Group | Jean-Sebastien (JS) Jacques | Customer Intelligence". Boardroominsiders.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- Saunders, James Thomson, Amanda (18 March 2016). "Rio's new boss Jean-Sebastien Jacques brings another touch of class". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- "Rio CEO 'Surprise' Signals Pivot From Cost-Cutting to Growth - Bloomberg Business". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- "Rio Tinto Appoints Jean-Sebastien Jacques as CEO | Watch the video - Yahoo Finance". Finance.yahoo.com. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- "Jean-Sébastien Jacques to succeed Sam Walsh as Rio Tinto chief executive".
- "Jean-Sébastien Jacques". Rio Tinto. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- "Jean-Sébastien Jacques, Chief Executive of Rio Tinto Copper, appointed Chairman of the ICA". www.businesswire.com. 24 October 2014.
- "ICMM • Member companies". www.icmm.com.
- "China's premier tells foreign CEOs China will commit to reform, opening up". Reuters. 20 June 2019 – via www.reuters.com.
- November 2019, 20. "Statement from new Business Council President Tim Reed". Business Council of Australia.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "The Business Council active members directory". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- "The CEO 100, 2019 Edition". 1 November 2019.