March 17 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) Ltd RIO.AX :
* J-s Jacques to succeed Sam Walsh as Rio Tinto chief exec RIO.AX
* Rio Tinto chief executive sam walsh will retire from the business on 1 July 2016
* Jean-Sébastien Jacques to succeed sam walsh as Rio Tinto chief executive
* On 1 July 2016, Sam Walsh Will also retire as a director after almost seven years on the Rio Tinto board
* Says chris salisbury is appointed acting chief executive of the copper & coal product group
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