# Tim Paine Company Secretary of Rio Tinto Limited ## Career chronology - **January 2013 onward: Rio Tinto** — Company Secretary of Rio Tinto Limited. [Appointment of group company secretary]() (continuing Limited secretary); [Annual report 2025]() (physical p.107, Tim Paine biography) - **Before Rio Tinto; exact dates unverified: ANZ Bank** — Acting General Counsel and Company Secretary. [Appointment of group company secretary]() (continuing Limited secretary); [Annual report 2025]() (physical p.107, Tim Paine biography) - **Before Rio Tinto; exact dates unverified: Mayne Group, Symbion Health and Skilled Group** — General counsel and company secretary roles. [Appointment of group company secretary]() (continuing Limited secretary); [Annual report 2025]() (physical p.107, Tim Paine biography) ## Education and qualifications ### Reported qualifications [tim-paine_education] Career background · issuer reported · low materiality Rio Tinto reports BEc, LLB, FGIA and FCIS; independent qualification and membership checks were not obtained. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Issuer-reported qualifications and memberships are not independently verified. **Relevance:** Relevant professional background. [Appointment of group company secretary]() (continuing Limited secretary); [Annual report 2025]() (physical p.107, Tim Paine biography) ## Governance and interests ### Historic Guinea controls settlement [tim-paine_governance1] 2011–2023 · documented · medium materiality The SEC found Rio Tinto’s records and internal controls deficient in connection with a 2011 consultant’s attempted improper payment in Guinea. In 2023 Rio Tinto agreed a US$15 million civil penalty without admitting or denying the SEC findings. **Attribution:** Employer context; no individual link established. No involvement by this executive in the 2011 matter is established; the settlement concerned the company. **Relevance:** Historical corporate controls context. [SEC charges Rio Tinto with bribery controls failures]() (SEC findings and corporate settlement); [Rio Tinto resolves SEC investigation]() (issuer response) ## Suitability for the current role ### Experience relevant to the role [tim-paine_fit] Career through October 2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality Rio Tinto identifies him as company secretary of Rio Tinto Limited and reports that he joined in 2012; it says he became joint company secretary in January 2013. Prior roles included Mayne Group, Symbion Health, Skilled Group and ANZ Bank. **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. [Appointment of group company secretary]() (continuing Limited secretary); [Annual report 2025]() (physical p.107, Tim Paine biography); [Rio Tinto joint Form 6-K, 14 October 2026]() (14 October signature block, Rio Tinto Limited) ## 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.