, Rio Tinto CEO Albanese steps down after $14bn write-down
On the 17th of January, Rio Tinto Plc, the world’s second largest mining company, informed that its chief executive officer Tom Albanese would resign because of a $14 billion write-down on the value of assets which he supervised. The impairment charge mainly is associated with the $38 billion takeover of Alcan Inc. and the $4 billion coal purchase in Mozambique.
