Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate partner Philip Richards has been seconded to head up Rio Tinto’s legal team following the axing of legal and regulatory affairs group executive Debra Valentine (pictured).
Valentine’s contract was terminated by Rio Tinto in November after she had previously notified the company of her intention to retire in May 2017. The mining firm has been caught up in a scandal which also saw the mining company axe senior executive Alan Davies. An investigation found a $10.5m payment was paid to a consultant related to an African iron ore project in Guinea.
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