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Rio Tinto names new CLO
Multinational mining corporation Rio Tinto has appointed a new chief legal officer and external affairs.
Jerome Doraisamy
Isabelle Deschamps, who is currently serving as the general counsel of AkzoNobel, will take over from current chief legal officer and external affairs Barbara Levi in late October.
Prior to this, she held positions at Unilever, Nestle, and practices at a Canadian-based law firm. She is admitted to the England and Wales Law Society and to the Quebec (Canada) Bar.
Speaking about the appointment, Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm said: “Isabelle brings a wealth and diversity of legal experience having worked in various senior legal roles for a number of large multinational companies.
“I am delighted to welcome her to Rio Tinto and look forward to having her join the executive team and lead our legal, compliance and external affairs teams.”
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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