Rio Tinto has named former General Electric (GE) Renewable Energy President and CEO Jérôme Pécresse its new Aluminium Chief Executive.
Pécresse joined GE Renewable Energy in 2015 after GE acquired Alstom’s energy activities. With over 30 years of experience, he led the company’s Renewable Energy business, which had 40,000 employees worldwide. Pécresse’s portfolio included hydropower, solar, storage, wind, and electricity grid services. He also led Alstom’s Renewable Energy business.
Pécresse, a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, has 13 years of experience in the mining and metals processing industry at Paris-based Imerys, where he served as Chief Operating Officer before joining Alstom in 2011.
“Jérôme brings a wealth of experience across renewable energy, mining, business development and strategy, ideal for shaping our industry leading aluminium business for a low carbon future. I look forward to welcoming Jérôme to Rio Tinto and to the diverse contribution I know he will make to our business at this critical moment for our industry,” Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said.
“I am thrilled to be joining Rio Tinto to continue building a stronger and more sustainable global Aluminium business with our team around the globe. We have a key role to play in delivering on Rio Tinto’s strategy and supplying materials needed in a low carbon world,” Pécresse stated.
He will join Rio Tinto on 23 October 2023.
