R. Leigh Clifford

Overview

Leigh Clifford became chief executive in 2000, having been a director of Rio Tinto plc since 1994 and Rio Tinto Limited since 1995. A mining engineer he is a bachelor of engineering and a master of engineering science. He has held various roles in the Group's coal and metalliferous operations since joining in 1970, including managing director of Rio Tinto Limited and chief executive of the Energy group. He is a former director of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc and a non executive director of Barclays Bank plc.