Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer City corporate partner Philip Richards has been seconded to lead Rio Tinto’s legal team after the departure of previous head Debra Valentine.
Richards, who began the secondment in December, will remain at the mining giant’s London office until it finds a permanent replacement for Valentine. Before his arrival, chief financial officer Chris Lynch had taken on temporary control of corporate legal and regulatory affairs since Valentine’s departure in November.
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