Career Summary
Marie-Pierre Paquin
Head of Science and Partnerships, Rio Tinto
Marie-Pierre Paquin - Honorary Co-Chair
Marie-Pierre is a metallurgical engineer with over 20 years experience in process development, operation/maintenance and project study.
Across her various roles in the business, Marie-Pierre has been exposed to most stages of a mining business, from project development, to operation and closure, gaining a holistic view of the field.
Most recently, at Rio Tinto, Marie-Pierre has provided technical and strategic guidance to develop the decarbonization roadmap across different product groups. Her recent work includes new a net-zero process design, asset re-powering and long duration energy storage technologies.
Her role also allows Marie-Pierre to support Rio Tinto's innovation agenda through strategic academic partnerships.