# Matthew Holcz Chief Executive Iron Ore ## Career chronology - **2025-08-27 onward: Rio Tinto** — Chief Executive Iron Ore. [Matthew Holcz biography]() (Named issuer executive biography or dated appointment; role and career); [Annual report 2025]() (physical pp. 107–108, executive committee and secretaries) - **Before August 2025; exact dates unverified: Rio Tinto** — Managing Director, Pilbara Mines. [Matthew Holcz biography]() (Named issuer executive biography or dated appointment; role and career); [Annual report 2025]() (physical pp. 107–108, executive committee and secretaries) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Operating output in the first nine months [matthew-h_company_success1] Nine months to September 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality Rio Tinto reported Oyu Tolgoi copper output increased 29% year-on-year for the first nine months of 2026 and global iron ore sales rose 3%. It reported Simandou’s third-quarter production run rate at about 10 million tonnes a year on a 100% basis, a run rate rather than annual output. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. These are corporate results affected by project teams, commissioning and market conditions, not a quantification of individual contribution. **Relevance:** Evidence of current operating delivery. [Third quarter 2026 production results]() (14 October release, introductory operating results) ## Industrial safety ### Simandou contractor fatality [matthew-h_safety1] February 2026 · issuer reported · high materiality A contracting-company employee died following a 14 February 2026 incident at the SimFer mine. Rio Tinto suspended work and said it would investigate with authorities and partners. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The relevant chief executive, group safety or iron ore remit overlapped the event; no individual fault is established. **Relevance:** Material to safety oversight. [Fatal incident at Simandou project]() (fatality, suspension and company response); [Matthew Holcz biography]() (leadership responsibility) ## Suitability for the current role ### Experience relevant to the role [matthew-h_fit] Career through October 2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality Rio Tinto reports he joined in 2007, led Pilbara Mines and became Iron Ore chief executive under the restructuring announced on 27 August 2025. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Career claims are sourced to issuer accounts; their relevance to current duties is an analytical inference, not a measured contribution. **Relevance:** Experience relevant to the stated remit. [Matthew Holcz biography]() (Named issuer executive biography or dated appointment; role and career); [Annual report 2025]() (physical pp. 107–108, executive committee and secretaries) ## Evidence gaps - Independent credential and membership verification remains incomplete. - Prior-employer and person-specific court, regulator, fraud, environment and safety searches are incomplete; documented screening is not a clearance. - Final official investigation outcomes for the 2026 fatal incidents were not located in reviewed records.