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Jakob Stausholm
Danish businessman (born 1968)
Jakob Stausholm (born 16 August 1968) is a Danish businessman and was the chief executive of Rio Tinto Group from January 2021 until August 2025. He is now a fellow at the University of Oxford.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Jakob Stausholm (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Companies
- Rio Tinto GroupChief executive officer Jan 1, 2021 to now10
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Copenhagen3
Career
Occupation: chief executive officer, businessperson.8
- Since 2021Chief executive, Rio Tinto Group6
- Since 2018Worked at Rio Tinto Group4 5
- Date not recordedChief executive officer, Rio Tinto Group7
Stausholm attended Nyborg Gymnasium in Funen, Denmark. He earned a degree in economics from the University of Copenhagen.
Stausholm joined Rio Tinto in September 2018 as an executive director and chief financial officer. He succeeded Jean-Sébastien Jacques as CEO on 1 January 2021.
Before Rio Tinto, Stausholm was the chief strategy, finance and transformation officer for Maersk. Prior to this, Stausholm worked for Shell for 19 years.
In May 2025, it was announced by Rio Tinto that Stausholm would be stepping down as chief executive in 2025 once the company had selected his replacement.
From Wikipedia’s article on Jakob Stausholm (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Personal life
- CitizenshipKingdom of Denmark9
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- 1WikidataJakob Stausholm on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJakob Stausholm on Wikipedia
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- 11Wikimedia CommonsJakob Stausholm photo by World Economic Forum, CC BY 3.0