Jonathan Leslie (58) Appointed an independent non-executive...

Jonathan Leslie (58)


Appointed an independent non-executive Director in June 2009. Jonathan spent twenty-six years with Rio Tinto, including nine years service on the board. His roles at Rio Tinto included Mining Director and Chief Executive of two of Rios Product Groups, respectively Copper, and Diamonds and Gold. He left Rio Tinto in 2003 to become Chief Executive of Sappi Ltd, the South African-based producer of coated fine papers, which also entailed him moving to South Africa. In 2006 he became Executive Chairman of AIM-listed Nikanor plc, a copper and cobalt producer, until the merger with Katanga Mining Limited in 2008. Mr Leslie has an MA in Jurisprudence from Oxford University and is a qualified barrister. He is a British national.

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