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IGO ‘confident’ in new CEO Vella after Rio dismissal

Elouise Fowler
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The board of home-grown lithium and nickel producer IGO is standing by its decision to appoint Ivan Vella as CEO after investigating the circumstances that led Rio Tinto to sack him a fortnight ago.

Rio Tinto dismissed Mr Vella, the former head of its aluminium division on November 15, because of his “failure” to properly manage confidential information, the company said.

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This article has been amended to clarify that Mr Vella did not fail to keep confidential information secret, only that he failed to properly manage confidential information. 

Elouise Fowler is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review based in the Melbourne office. Connect with Elouise on Twitter. Email Elouise at elouise.fowler@afr.com.au
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