Ashton Calvert

Ashton Calvert was appointed a director of Rio Tinto with effect from 1 February 2005.
He recently retired as secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Government of Australia.
He was educated at the University of Tasmania and, as a Rhodes scholar, also gained a doctorate in mathematics from Oxford University.
During is career in the Australian foreign service he held appointments in Washington and, on four occasions, in Tokyo, where he was ambassador between 1993 and 1998 prior to his appointment as secretary.
In these and other roles he developed extensive experience of the Asian countries which represent key markets for Rio Tinto.