Chris Salisbury

Chris is an experienced mining executive, with over 30 years of global experience across senior strategic and operational roles for the Rio Tinto Group.

During his long career with Rio Tinto, he held executive roles across a diverse range of commodities including Chief Operating Officer – Pacific Bauxite and Alumina (2008-11), Chief Operating Officer - Rio Tinto Coal (2013-16) and most recently Chief Executive - Iron Ore (2016-20) where he also managed Dampier Salt. He has decades of experience in working with stakeholders in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, and was recently Rio Tinto head of country for Japan.

Chris has board experience in a variety of companies including current chairman of Deep Yellow Limited, and a former director of Energy Resources of Australia. A qualified metallurgical engineer, he is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.