Dec 3 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) Ltd RIO.AX said on Monday it has appointed Simon Thompson as its next chairman, succeeding Jan du Plessis, who will step down after serving almost nine years as chair.
Thompson, who is the present chairman of the company's remuneration committee, will become Rio Tinto's chairman on March 5, 2018, the Anglo-American mining company said in a statement.