Rio Tinto Group Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Rio Tinto Group's CEO is Simon Trott, appointed in Aug 2025, has a tenure of 1.08 years. total yearly compensation is $6.36M, comprised of 18.9% salary and 81.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.002% of the company’s shares, worth ARS6.37B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 3.8 years respectively.
Key information
Simon Trott
Chief executive officer
US$6.4m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 18.94% |
| CEO tenure | 1.1yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.002% |
| Management average tenure | 2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$12b |
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Dec 31 2025 | US$6m | US$1m | US$10b |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$4m | US$833k | US$12b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$11b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$3m | US$772k | US$10b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$9b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$9b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$10b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$3m | US$749k | US$12b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$15b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$18b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$19b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$3m | US$781k | US$21b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$20b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$19b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$14b |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$3m | US$704k | US$10b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$8b |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$7b |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$8b |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$2m | US$691k | US$8b |
Compensation vs Market: Simon's total compensation ($USD6.36M) is about average for companies of similar size in the AR market ($USD5.31M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Simon's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Simon Trott (51 yo)
Mr. Simon Callas Trott, BSc (Hon), GradDipFin, GAICD, is President at The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA Inc from April 2024. He has been with Rio Tinto for in a variety of operating, commercial and...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 1.1yrs | US$6.36m | 0.0025% ARS 6.4b | |
| CFO & Director | 5.7yrs | US$4.72m | 0.0049% ARS 12.7b | |
| Chief Executive of Aluminium & Lithium | 2.9yrs | US$3.76m | 0.00032% ARS 829.0m | |
| Chief Executive of Copper Business | 2yrs | US$2.93m | 0.00058% ARS 1.5b | |
| Chief Executive of Iron Ore | 1.1yrs | US$1.54m | 0.00048% ARS 1.2b | |
| Chief Safety & Technical Officer | 4.9yrs | US$1.60m | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 1.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Commercial Officer | 9.8yrs | US$5.31m | 0.0063% ARS 16.3b | |
| Group Company Secretary | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Company Secretary | 13.7yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: RIO's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Director | 1.1yrs | US$6.36m | 0.0025% ARS 6.4b | |
| CFO & Director | 5.3yrs | US$4.72m | 0.0049% ARS 12.7b | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6.5yrs | US$306.00k | 0.00013% ARS 336.8m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.9yrs | US$266.00k | 0.00018% ARS 466.3m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.3yrs | US$292.00k | 0.00015% ARS 388.6m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.3yrs | US$385.00k | 0.00012% ARS 310.9m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6yrs | US$251.00k | 0.00014% ARS 362.7m | |
| Chairman of the Board | 4.4yrs | US$1.10m | 0.00078% ARS 2.0b | |
| Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 5yrs | US$405.00k | 0.00010% ARS 259.1m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.2yrs | US$311.00k | 0.00016% ARS 414.5m |
Experienced Board: RIO's board of directors are considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/09/10 14:30 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/10 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Rio Tinto Group is covered by 51 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| David Coleman | Argus Research Company |
| Robert Jackson | Banco Santander |
| Amos Fletcher | Barclays |