Rio Tinto Bosses Quit After Blast Backlash

Rio Tinto Bosses Quit After Blast Backlash
Jean-Sebastien Jacques, CEO of Rio Tinto Group, Rio Tinto Annual General Meeting in Melbourne, Australia on May 2, 2018. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
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The head of global mining giant Rio Tinto and two other executives have resigned after an investor revolt over the destruction of the Juukan Gorge in Western Australia.

Jean-Sebastien Jacques will stay on as chief executive until a successor is found or until March next year, whichever comes first.