CompaniesRear WindowPrint articleRear WindowGolden parachutes to haunt Rio Tinto boardJoe AstonColumnistSep 13, 2020 – 11.11pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginNobody can actually quite believe that Rio Tinto’s board is handing Jean-Sebastien Jacques, Chris Salisbury and Simone Niven approximately $40 million as they leave the company.Three weeks after fining them $8 million to stay.Loading...Joe Aston is the founder of Rampart and the best-selling author of The Chairman’s Lounge: The inside story of how Qantas sold us out. From 2012 to 2023, Joe helmed The Australian Financial Review’s Rear Window column. Email Joe at hello@rampart.newsSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreRear WindowRio TintoJean-Sebastien JacquesSimon McKeonMichael L'EstrangeMegan ClarkLatest In MiningFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Rear windowThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe 25 new watches you need to know nowLuke Benedictus and Bani McSpeddenWhat OpenAI’s Sam Altman suggests you do to keep your jobThis Australian watch reseller is making its move on London and NYCBOSS Financial ReviewThe army captain now helping companies fight a new battlePatrick DurkinWhat the NAB saga reveals about the private lives of CEOsThe 5 tips that stuck with 2025’s BOSS Young ExecutivesLife & LeisureSpice up your life with dirty rice perfume and a leather Prada skirtEugenie KellyHow surfing keeps this founder saneWhat’s the big deal about Bora Bora anyway?Rich ListStake.com founder invests millions to build Australia’s ChatGPTPaul SmithRich Lister Walker family donate millions to Sydney cancer centreChina provides reality check for Forrest’s green iron dream