, Rio Tinto sees first annual loss while CEO Walsh gears up to cut costs
New Rio Tinto CEO Sam Walsh is gearing up to cut costs as the world’s second largest mining company has just informed that it posted a $3 billion full-year loss. The loss was mainly driven by massive write-downs on the value of aluminum and coal businesses, which led to the resignation of Tom Albanese from a position of chief executive officer on the 17th of January.
, 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.
