What Happened?
Greenwood Village, CO-based Rio Tinto has Promoted Greg Lilleyman as Group Executive of Technology and Innovation
About the Company
As pioneers in mining and metals, we produce materials essential to human progress. Aluminium and copper, diamonds, gold and industrial minerals, iron ore, coal and uranium: our materials make up the world around us. You`ll find them in smartphones, planes, cars, hospitals and throughout your home. We operate with pioneering spirit. We`ve developed some of the world`s largest and best quality mines and operations, and our people work in around 35 countries across six continents. We`ve pioneered technological innovations, such as our Mine of the Future™ programme and our low-CO2 aluminium from hydropower. And we`ve paved the way in areas such as safety, tax transparency and legacy management. We continue to pioneer progress for a better future. Through research and innovation, we`re helping meet the needs of society in a growing and changing world. We produce essential materials responsibly. Our activities help economies grow and communities prosper. And it`s all underpinned by an absolute commitment to safety – for our people, contractors, and the communities in which we operate – and to minimising our environmental impact. We partner for human progress. We partner with auto industry leaders in developing alloys that are enabling a new generation of lighter, fuel-efficient vehicles. We partner with peers in organisations like the International Council on Mining & Metals to seek better ways to operate. And we work with NGOs worldwide to address some of mankind`s most fundamental challenges: how to grow more food, make better use of water, extend access to healthcare, and reconcile enhanced living standards while minimising impact on the planet. We also partner with the communities in which we operate, sharing the wealth and benefits of what we do with local people, through employment, skills and education, and local economic development initiatives that aim to build self-sustaining communities long after we`re gone.
About the Person
Greg Lilleyman was appointed president of Rio Tinto's Pilbara iron ore operations in January 2011, responsible for the integrated network of mines, rail and ports, asset management and the associated housing and towns infrastructure in the Pilbara. Greg joined Rio Tinto in 1990 at Paraburdoo mine operations and has held a number of operational roles across the Pilbara, Hunter Valley and Canada during his 20 years with Rio Tinto including general manager - East Pilbara Operations (incorporating Yandicoogina, West Angelas and Hope Downs mines) and project director for the Hope Downs project and Joint Venture. Greg also spent three years at Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) as general manager - Mining and two years as general manager - Robe Operations after the acquisition of North Ltd. Notably, during his time with Rio Tinto's iron ore group, Greg has been responsible for the operational start up of new mines at Yandicoogina (1999), West Angelas (2002) and Hope Downs (2007) and has led the development of Rio Tinto's "Mine of the Future" work in the Pilbara. In April 2011 he was appointed president of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia, and is a board member of the Rio Tinto WA Future Fund, the Energy & Minerals Institute of Western Australia and the Australian Institute of Management of Western Australia. Greg holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Construction) from Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia. Before joining Rio Tinto, Greg worked for Alcoa World Alumina in Western Australia.
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