
因?yàn)槠茐陌闹尥林z址而遭到投資者的強(qiáng)烈反對(duì),澳大利亞礦業(yè)巨頭力拓集團(tuán)(Rio Tinto Group)的CEO夏杰思(Jean-Sebastien Jacques)將主動(dòng)辭職,。
就在幾周前,,該公司的董事長(zhǎng)陶慕森(Simon Thompson)還表示,夏杰思在處理破壞遺跡善后工作方面得到了董事會(huì)的支持,。受此影響,,另外兩名高管——鐵礦石部門的CEO克里斯?索爾茲伯里和公司的企業(yè)關(guān)系主管西蒙?尼文也將離職。力拓集團(tuán)在9月11日的一份聲明中說(shuō),,夏杰思將繼續(xù)擔(dān)任他的職位直到明年3月底,,在此期間繼任者也或?qū)⑻娲穆毼弧?/p>
陶慕森表示,過去幾周,,約75名投資者與當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)負(fù)責(zé)人進(jìn)行了會(huì)談,,會(huì)談清楚地表明,,許多人對(duì)由董事會(huì)牽頭的調(diào)查所提出的懲罰心存不滿,。此前,,董事會(huì)公布的調(diào)查結(jié)果顯示,沒有任何個(gè)人對(duì)爆炸負(fù)責(zé),,僅僅取消了三名責(zé)任高管的年終獎(jiǎng)作為懲罰,。
陶慕森說(shuō):“很明顯,個(gè)人責(zé)任落實(shí)問題只是重建信任過程中的其中一個(gè)障礙,。如果重要利益相關(guān)者(指投資者)對(duì)這三位高管的改革計(jì)劃失去信心,,那么辭職將是唯一選擇?!?/p>
今年5月,,澳大利亞西部皮爾巴拉地區(qū)Juukan峽谷的鐵礦開采區(qū)發(fā)生爆炸,爆炸波及了兩個(gè)巨巖,。據(jù)考古學(xué)家介紹,,受爆炸破壞的遺址是澳大利亞土著居民在4.6萬(wàn)年前用來(lái)做飯和避難的地方,是澳大利亞最重要的同類遺址之一,。
“修復(fù)關(guān)系”
夏杰思自2016年7月起擔(dān)任公司CEO,。他的繼任者將需要說(shuō)服西澳大利亞的投資者、監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)和立法者,,讓他們相信力拓集團(tuán)能夠很好地解決其鐵礦石部門的治理缺陷,。據(jù)了解,鐵礦石部門在上半年盈利中占比超過90%,。這位新任CEO還將負(fù)責(zé)公司旗下至關(guān)重要的蒙古銅礦的擴(kuò)建工作,,該項(xiàng)目一直遇到拖延和預(yù)算激增的麻煩。
持有力拓股份的阿爾戈投資公司(Argo Investments Ltd.)的高級(jí)投資官安迪?福斯特表示,,這可能需要一位具有澳大利亞鐵礦石行業(yè)經(jīng)驗(yàn),、善于處理社區(qū)關(guān)系并有能力帶領(lǐng)公司完成復(fù)雜的成長(zhǎng)型項(xiàng)目的高管?!昂苊黠@,,未來(lái)幾年的一個(gè)大問題就是修復(fù)這些關(guān)系?!彼f(shuō),。
墨爾本大學(xué)的副教務(wù)長(zhǎng)馬里卡?蘭頓和一位著名土著學(xué)者于9月11日對(duì)彭博社稱,力拓集團(tuán)因?yàn)閷?duì)西澳大利亞的社區(qū)情況缺乏了解而廣受批評(píng),,該公司應(yīng)當(dāng)任命一名原住民進(jìn)入董事會(huì),。
根據(jù)州政府的政策,該公司在5月進(jìn)行的爆炸是合法的,,但力拓仍然被指控稱,,有跡象表明這些遺址的重要性遠(yuǎn)高于一開始他們的理解,,但公司仍然未能依此采取有效的行動(dòng)。
夏杰思還在上個(gè)月的一次議會(huì)委員會(huì)聽證會(huì)上說(shuō),,該地區(qū)的原住民組織PKKP(Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura Aboriginal Corporation)沒有被告知力拓有三種可以避免破壞Juukan峽谷遺址的選擇,,遺址的損壞本可以避免。該公司在一份聲明中表示,,PKKP將繼續(xù)與力拓合作處理爆炸的善后事宜,,并倡議“進(jìn)行大規(guī)模的改革,以確保類似悲劇不再發(fā)生”,。在聲明中,,公司拒絕對(duì)管理層變動(dòng)發(fā)表評(píng)論。
陶慕森說(shuō),,力拓集團(tuán)的下一任CEO可能會(huì)面臨一項(xiàng)漫長(zhǎng)的任務(wù),,即修復(fù)公司與當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)的關(guān)系。繼任者處理能力表現(xiàn)如何,,將衡量董事會(huì)換掉夏杰思這一決定是否合理,。他表示,董事會(huì)將對(duì)內(nèi)部和外部候選人進(jìn)行評(píng)估,。
陶慕森說(shuō):“高管們必須負(fù)起責(zé)任,,修復(fù)大眾對(duì)我們有效管理社區(qū)和歷史遺產(chǎn)能力的信心。這將是一個(gè)持續(xù)數(shù)月,、甚至數(shù)年的過程,。”
現(xiàn)年48歲的夏杰思于2011年加入力拓,,他的離職正值礦業(yè)高層出現(xiàn)大范圍的動(dòng)蕩之際,。據(jù)了解,采礦行業(yè)將迎接中國(guó)需求的長(zhǎng)期放緩,,并面對(duì)全球經(jīng)濟(jì)脫碳行動(dòng)的挑戰(zhàn),。礦業(yè)巨頭必和必拓集團(tuán)(BHP Group)今年1月任命韓慕睿(Mike Henry)擔(dān)任新的CEO,而英美資源集團(tuán)(Anglo American Plc)和嘉能可集團(tuán)(Glencore Plc)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)層更替也或?qū)⒌絹?lái),。
在夏杰思的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下,,力拓在倫敦上市的股票上漲了一倍,漲幅超過了必和必拓和彭博世界礦業(yè)指數(shù)(Bloomberg World Mining Index),,該公司還向投資者返還了巨額現(xiàn)金,。據(jù)悉,其股票在悉尼股市于9月11日收盤時(shí)下跌了0.6%,。
力拓集團(tuán)表示,,另外兩名高管索爾茲伯里和尼文將于今年12月31日離開公司,而伊萬(wàn)?維拉將被任命為鐵礦石部門的新主管,。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
編譯:楊二一
因?yàn)槠茐陌闹尥林z址而遭到投資者的強(qiáng)烈反對(duì),,澳大利亞礦業(yè)巨頭力拓集團(tuán)(Rio Tinto Group)的CEO夏杰思(Jean-Sebastien Jacques)將主動(dòng)辭職,。
就在幾周前,該公司的董事長(zhǎng)陶慕森(Simon Thompson)還表示,,夏杰思在處理破壞遺跡善后工作方面得到了董事會(huì)的支持,。受此影響,另外兩名高管——鐵礦石部門的CEO克里斯?索爾茲伯里和公司的企業(yè)關(guān)系主管西蒙?尼文也將離職,。力拓集團(tuán)在9月11日的一份聲明中說(shuō),,夏杰思將繼續(xù)擔(dān)任他的職位直到明年3月底,,在此期間繼任者也或?qū)⑻娲穆毼弧?/p>
陶慕森表示,,過去幾周,約75名投資者與當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)負(fù)責(zé)人進(jìn)行了會(huì)談,,會(huì)談清楚地表明,,許多人對(duì)由董事會(huì)牽頭的調(diào)查所提出的懲罰心存不滿。此前,,董事會(huì)公布的調(diào)查結(jié)果顯示,,沒有任何個(gè)人對(duì)爆炸負(fù)責(zé),僅僅取消了三名責(zé)任高管的年終獎(jiǎng)作為懲罰,。
陶慕森說(shuō):“很明顯,,個(gè)人責(zé)任落實(shí)問題只是重建信任過程中的其中一個(gè)障礙。如果重要利益相關(guān)者(指投資者)對(duì)這三位高管的改革計(jì)劃失去信心,,那么辭職將是唯一選擇,。”
今年5月,,澳大利亞西部皮爾巴拉地區(qū)Juukan峽谷的鐵礦開采區(qū)發(fā)生爆炸,,爆炸波及了兩個(gè)巨巖。據(jù)考古學(xué)家介紹,,受爆炸破壞的遺址是澳大利亞土著居民在4.6萬(wàn)年前用來(lái)做飯和避難的地方,,是澳大利亞最重要的同類遺址之一。
“修復(fù)關(guān)系”
夏杰思自2016年7月起擔(dān)任公司CEO,。他的繼任者將需要說(shuō)服西澳大利亞的投資者,、監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)和立法者,讓他們相信力拓集團(tuán)能夠很好地解決其鐵礦石部門的治理缺陷,。據(jù)了解,,鐵礦石部門在上半年盈利中占比超過90%。這位新任CEO還將負(fù)責(zé)公司旗下至關(guān)重要的蒙古銅礦的擴(kuò)建工作,,該項(xiàng)目一直遇到拖延和預(yù)算激增的麻煩,。
持有力拓股份的阿爾戈投資公司(Argo Investments Ltd.)的高級(jí)投資官安迪?福斯特表示,這可能需要一位具有澳大利亞鐵礦石行業(yè)經(jīng)驗(yàn),、善于處理社區(qū)關(guān)系并有能力帶領(lǐng)公司完成復(fù)雜的成長(zhǎng)型項(xiàng)目的高管,?!昂苊黠@,未來(lái)幾年的一個(gè)大問題就是修復(fù)這些關(guān)系,?!彼f(shuō)。
墨爾本大學(xué)的副教務(wù)長(zhǎng)馬里卡?蘭頓和一位著名土著學(xué)者于9月11日對(duì)彭博社稱,,力拓集團(tuán)因?yàn)閷?duì)西澳大利亞的社區(qū)情況缺乏了解而廣受批評(píng),,該公司應(yīng)當(dāng)任命一名原住民進(jìn)入董事會(huì)。
根據(jù)州政府的政策,,該公司在5月進(jìn)行的爆炸是合法的,,但力拓仍然被指控稱,有跡象表明這些遺址的重要性遠(yuǎn)高于一開始他們的理解,,但公司仍然未能依此采取有效的行動(dòng),。
夏杰思還在上個(gè)月的一次議會(huì)委員會(huì)聽證會(huì)上說(shuō),該地區(qū)的原住民組織PKKP(Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura Aboriginal Corporation)沒有被告知力拓有三種可以避免破壞Juukan峽谷遺址的選擇,,遺址的損壞本可以避免,。該公司在一份聲明中表示,PKKP將繼續(xù)與力拓合作處理爆炸的善后事宜,,并倡議“進(jìn)行大規(guī)模的改革,,以確保類似悲劇不再發(fā)生”。在聲明中,,公司拒絕對(duì)管理層變動(dòng)發(fā)表評(píng)論,。
陶慕森說(shuō),力拓集團(tuán)的下一任CEO可能會(huì)面臨一項(xiàng)漫長(zhǎng)的任務(wù),,即修復(fù)公司與當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)的關(guān)系,。繼任者處理能力表現(xiàn)如何,將衡量董事會(huì)換掉夏杰思這一決定是否合理,。他表示,,董事會(huì)將對(duì)內(nèi)部和外部候選人進(jìn)行評(píng)估。
陶慕森說(shuō):“高管們必須負(fù)起責(zé)任,,修復(fù)大眾對(duì)我們有效管理社區(qū)和歷史遺產(chǎn)能力的信心,。這將是一個(gè)持續(xù)數(shù)月、甚至數(shù)年的過程,?!?/p>
現(xiàn)年48歲的夏杰思于2011年加入力拓,他的離職正值礦業(yè)高層出現(xiàn)大范圍的動(dòng)蕩之際,。據(jù)了解,,采礦行業(yè)將迎接中國(guó)需求的長(zhǎng)期放緩,并面對(duì)全球經(jīng)濟(jì)脫碳行動(dòng)的挑戰(zhàn),。礦業(yè)巨頭必和必拓集團(tuán)(BHP Group)今年1月任命韓慕睿(Mike Henry)擔(dān)任新的CEO,,而英美資源集團(tuán)(Anglo American Plc)和嘉能可集團(tuán)(Glencore Plc)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)層更替也或?qū)⒌絹?lái),。
在夏杰思的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下,力拓在倫敦上市的股票上漲了一倍,,漲幅超過了必和必拓和彭博世界礦業(yè)指數(shù)(Bloomberg World Mining Index),,該公司還向投資者返還了巨額現(xiàn)金。據(jù)悉,,其股票在悉尼股市于9月11日收盤時(shí)下跌了0.6%,。
力拓集團(tuán)表示,另外兩名高管索爾茲伯里和尼文將于今年12月31日離開公司,,而伊萬(wàn)?維拉將被任命為鐵礦石部門的新主管,。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
編譯:楊二一
Rio Tinto Group Chief Executive Officer Jean-Sebastien Jacques will step down amid an investor backlash over the destruction of ancient Aboriginal heritage sites in Australia.
The change comes only weeks after Chairman Simon Thompson said Jacques had the board’s backing to handle the fallout from the company’s destruction of the ancient sites. Chris Salisbury, iron ore unit CEO, and Simone Niven, group executive of corporate relations, will also exit. Jacques will remain in his role until the end of March next year, or a successor is appointed, Rio said on September 11 in a statement.
Talks with about 75 investors and Indigenous community leaders in the past few weeks made clear that many were unsatisfied with penalties delivered by a board-led inquiry that found no single individual was at fault for the blasts and reprimanded the three senior executives by trimming bonus payments, Thompson said in a phone interview.
“It became clear that this issue of individual accountability was just an obstacle to rebuilding trust,” Thompson said. “If these three individuals do not have the confidence of critical stakeholders to lead the required changes then we have got to move on.”
Explosions in May to open up a mining area at an iron ore operation impacted two rock-shelters—shallow, cave-like structures—in the Juukan Gorge region of Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The sites, used by Aboriginal Australians for cooking and shelter as long as 46,000-years ago, were among the most significant of their type in the country, according to archaeologists.
“Repairing those relationships”
The successor to Jacques, CEO since July 2016, will need to convince investors, regulators and legislators in Western Australia that Rio can address governance failings in its iron ore unit—the division that accounted for more than 90% of first-half earnings. The new CEO will also take on a flagship copper mine expansion in Mongolia that’s been beset by delays and a budget blowout.
That will likely require an executive with experience of Australia’s iron ore sector, an ear for community relations and the capability to usher through complex growth projects, said Andy Forster, senior investment officer at Argo Investments Ltd., which holds Rio shares. “Clearly a big issue for the next few years is just going to be repairing those relationships,” he said.
Rio, which is headquartered in London and has been criticized for a lack of understanding about community issues in Western Australia, should move to appoint an Aboriginal person to its board, Marica Langton, associate provost at the University of Melbourne, and a prominent Indigenous academic told Bloomberg Television on September 11 in a interview.
While the May explosions were lawful under a state government decision, Rio has been accused of failing to act on information that later showed the heritage sites had greater significance than first understood.
Jacques also told a Parliamentary committee hearing last month that the region’s traditional land owners, the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura Aboriginal Corporation, were not made aware that Rio had three alternative options that could have avoided damaging the Juukan Gorge shelters. The PKKP will continue to work with Rio on the aftermath of the blasts and advocate “for wide-ranging changes to ensure a tragedy like this never happens again,” the corporation said in a statement, declining to comment on the executive changes.
Rio’s next top executive will face a potentially lengthy task to restore the company’s relationships in local communities, and the ability to carry out that work will shape the board’s decision on replacing Jacques, Thompson said. Both internal and external candidates will be assessed, he said.
“They will have to take responsibility for what is going to be a process running over months, if not years, of restoring confidence in our ability to manage communities and heritage effectively, and that will be one of the key criteria,” Thompson said.
The departure of Jacques, 48, who joined Rio in 2011, comes amid wider upheaval in the top ranks of the mining industry, as the sector prepares for a longer-term slowdown in demand from China and navigates moves to decarbonize the global economy. Top miner BHP Group installed Mike Henry as its new CEO in January, while leadership transitions are seen looming at both Anglo American Plc and Glencore Plc.
Under Jacques’s leadership, Rio’s London-listed shares have doubled, beating gains by BHP and the Bloomberg World Mining Index, and the company has handed back record amounts of cash to investors. Rio’s Sydney traded shares closed 0.6% lower on September 11.
Salisbury and Niven will leave Rio on Dec. 31, while Ivan Vella will be appointed as Rio’s new head of the iron ore division, the company said.