Andrew Mackenzie BSc (Geology), PhD (Chemistry) age 50.
Skills and experience: Andrew was appointed chief executive Diamonds and Minerals on 1 June 2007. He joined Rio Tinto in 2004 as chief executive Industrial Minerals from BP Petrochemicals where he was group vice president. He spent 22 years with BP primarily in the UK and North America in senior positions including head of Capital Markets in BP Finance, chief reservoir engineer with oversight of oil and gas reserves and production, head of Government and Public Affairs worldwide and group vice president Technology which included responsibility for research and development and engineering.
External appointments (current and recent):
Director of Centrica plc since 2005. Trustee of Demos since 1998. |