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Tom Albanese is to succeed Leigh Clifford as chief executive of
Rio Tinto, the FTSE 100 miner, effective
1 May 2007. Albanese joined Rio Tinto in 1993 and since then has held a number
of senior positions, including head of exploration. He is currently group
resources director.
Peter Johnson has been appointed chairman of
Rank, the gaming company, succeeding Alun Cathcart. Cathcart retires at the
end of February, and Johnson will become deputy chairman on 1 January 2007 and
move up to chairman on 1 March 2007. He is currently chairman of
Inchcape, the car hire firm.
Wm Morrison, the supermarket chain,
has lost Marie Melnyk as its managing director. Her board responsibilities will
temporarily be taken up by Mark Bolland, the company’s new chief executive.
Morrison said her departure had been prompted by medial advice.
Patrick Maugein, chairman of oil exploration
company SOCO International,
has died as the result of an extended illness. He has been replaced by Rui de
Sousa, a SOCO non-executive director since July 1999.
Christopher Hopkinson and Denis Kurochkin have joined
the board of AIM-listed
Imperial Energy as executive directors. Hopkinson, previously managing
director of its Tomsk operations, became Imperial’s chief operating officer and
chief executive designate. On the company’s admission to the main market, which
is expected in March, he will assume the chief executive role, while Peter
Levine, who currently holds both positions, will continue as chairman. Kurochkin
will remain in his role as chief financial officer, Russia.
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