Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
Chunk: 203

Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 203
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 May 2024. 10. Joc O'Rourke ceased to be a member of the Sustainability Committee with effect from 31 May 2024. 11. Sam Laidlaw was unable to attend a meeting of the Sustainability Committee in December due to a pre-existing commitment. 12. Jennifer Nason became a member of the Audit & Risk Committee with effect from 17 February 2025. Board committee membership key

| Committee Chair        |     | People & Remuneration Committee |
| Audit & Risk Committee |     | Sustainability Committee        |
| Nominations Committee  |     |                                 |

| Annual Report on Form 20-F 2024 | 111 | riotinto.com |

Directors’ report

Nomination s Committee report The Nominations Committee ensures appointments to the Board are subject to a formal, rigorous and transparent procedure, and oversees succession planning for the Board and senior management. As we reported last year, the size of the Board peaked at 14 Directors as we retained the expertise and experience of our longer- serving Directors during a transitional period as newer Directors familiarised themselves with the Group. This transitional phase is now largely concluded so we will make the following changes to the Board during 2025. With effect from the conclusion of the Rio Tinto Limited annual general meeting in May 2025, Sam Laidlaw will step down as a Director of the Company. Sam was appointed to the Board in February 2017 and has served as Chair of our People & Remuneration Committee and as the Senior Independent Director. I would like to express my sincere thanks to Sam, on behalf of the Board, for his outstanding contribution to Rio Tinto. Ben Wyatt will succeed Sam as Chair of the People & Remuneration Committee. Sharon Thorne will become our Senior Independent Director. In the second half of 2025, Simon Henry will step down as a Director. Simon was appointed to the Board in April 2017 and has served as Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee since May 2019. We are grateful to Simon for his invaluable contribution to the Group. Sharon Thorne will succeed Simon as Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee. Kaisa Hietala will also step down as a Director with effect from the conclusion of the Rio Tinto Limited annual general meeting in May 2025. The recent growth in our lithium business has increasingly created potential conflicts of interest with Kaisa’s non- executive directorship with Exxon Mobil. Out of an abundance of caution, Kais