Rio Tinto - Timeline

2007: Alcan aluminium acquisition for US$38bn; CEO Albanese's first big deal & it's a dud

2011: purchase of Simandou Iron Ore, Guinea

Rio file 2011/12 accounts (including inflated value of Mozambique asset) & raise $5bn additional finance

Aug 2016: Rio ‘discover’ 2011 emails re Guinea $10.5m bribery

Oct 2017: FCA fine £27.4m re Mozambique accounting

Jan 2013: Write-downs totalling $11bn (incl. Mozambique) and Rio files its first ever loss

Jan 2012: CEO & CFO both know that Mozambique government has rejected Rio's barging proposal for coal

Aug 2017: Rio gives a bumper payout for investors, which includes a record interim dividend of 110 US cents per share, equal to $2bn.

Oct 2017: SEC fraud charge re Mozambique

2016: Two executives sacked from board over Guinea bribery case: Alan Davies & Debra Valentine

2017: Two executives resign from Rio board over fraud allegations in previous roles: John Varley (Barclays) & Anne Lauvergeon (Areva)

Nov 2012: CFO tells [whistleblower] that he will raise the 'significant valuation challenges' re Mozambique at next Audit Committee (he doesn't)

Jan 2013: Tom Albanese (CEO) & Doug Ritchie (Chief Strategy Officer) step down 'by mutual agreement'

2011: Mozambique coal acquisition ($3.9bn)

2014: Rio sells Mozambique asset for $50m

July 2012: CFO Guy Elliot announces intention to retire next year; replaced by Chris Lynch in April 2013

CEO: Tom Albanese (2007–2013)

Chair: Jan du Plessis (2008-2018)

CFO: Chris Lynch (2013-retiring Sept 2018)

CEO: Sam Walsh (2013-2016)

CEO: J-S Jacques (2016-ongoing)

CFO: Guy Elliot (2002-2013)