The company named Stausholm as its top boss in 2020 while grappling with legal, public and investor angst over the destruction of the 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge rock shelters. Stausholm took over as CEO from Jean-Sebastien Jacques who was ousted as a result of Rio Tinto's handling of the saga. "A rigorous selection process is already underway, led by the Nominations Committee," Rio said in a statement on the London Stock Exchange.