Michael Ralph Merton

An alumnus of the Senior Management Development programme at Harvard University and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, Michael Merton worked for Rio Tinto from 1976 – 2009. He was formerly the Group Financial Controller and Member of the Executive Committee and held the position of CEO for Lihir Gold, a Rio Tinto managed operation based in Papua New Guinea and Australia, between 1997 and 2000. He fulfilled the role of CFO for some of the firm’s operations in the UK, France and the USA between 1984 and 1997, and became Head of Global Business Services in 2005. Michael now acts as Chairman of the J Sainsbury Pension Scheme and its investment committee, is a trustee of the HALO Trust and serves on the boards of Cape PLC and BlackRock Commodities Income Investment Trust Plc. He became a director and chair of the audit committee of USS in February 2014. More info:https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=389847&privcapId=25070095