Jakob Stausholm

Jakob Stausholm is a Danish businessman, and the CEO of Rio Tinto Group, Inc.(RIO) since January 2021.

As Chief Executive, Jakob brings strategic and commercial expertise and governance experience. He is committed to rebuilding trust with communities, Traditional Owners and engaging broadly with stakeholders, including governments, partners and other business leaders. He continues to focus on improving operational performance, including through the Safe Production System, creating and progressing value-accretive growth options while remaining disciplined on capital allocation and delivering returns for shareholders. 

Jakob has over 20 years’ experience, primarily in senior finance roles at Maersk Group and Royal Dutch Shell plc. He was also a Non-Executive Director of Woodside Petroleum and Statoil (now Equinor).

Stausholm joined Rio Tinto in September 2018 as an executive director and chief financial officer (CFO). He succeeded Jean-Sébastien Jacques as CEO on 1 January 2021.

Before Rio Tinto, Stausholm was the Chief Strategy, Finance and Transformation Officer for Maersk. Prior to this, Stausholm worked for Shell for 19 years.