--Rio Tinto could announce the appointment of Dominic Barton as chairman as early as next week, the Financial Times reports.

--Mr. Barton is Canada's ambassador to China, and was managing director of McKinsey from 2009 to 2018.

--Mr. Barton's links to China and experience chairing Teck Resources are seen as rational for the appointment, the FT reports.

Full story: https://on.ft.com/3q64Spp

Write to Jaime Llinares Taboada at jaime.llinares@wsj.com; @JaimeLlinaresT

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