Phillip Strachan

Chief Financial Officer - Services & Strategy

Phillip Strachan is the chief financial officer of Rio Tinto Aluminium and heads the Services and Strategy division which is accountable for finance, accounting, taxation, information systems, legal, external affairs, sustainable development, health, safety and environment and strategic planning for the Rio Tinto Aluminium Group.

Phillip joined the Rio Tinto Group in 1981 and has held a number of positions within the Group at Hamersley Iron, Rio Tinto Aluminium, and in head offices in London and Melbourne. He was general manager Finance at Rio Tinto Indonesia based in Jakarta for five years before being appointed to his present position in 2000.

Phillip holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Melbourne University and is a Fellow of the Certified Practicing Accountants. He is a director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and a member of the National Executive of the Group of 100, an association of Australia's senior finance executives.