CompaniesRear WindowPrint articleRear WindowRio Tinto’s JS Jacques banks another $16 millionJoe AstonColumnistMar 16, 2023 – 5.38pmSaveLog 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? LoginRetirement is playing out marvellously for former Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques, of Juukan Gorge fame.The Frenchman hasn’t penned any further ludicrously self-unaware opinion articles in recent times, and hell, why would he bother with the exertion?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 McKeonLatest In MiningFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Rear windowThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe 10 top AFR Magazine reads of 2025The untold story of the most lethal Sydney to Hobart race in 26 years24 new watches to ring out the year (from $170 to $218k)BOSS Financial Review10 health hacks that keep these CEOs in shapeRachael BoltonThe 5 biggest corporate stuff-ups of 2025Leaders fail because they don’t understand one thing, says this CEOLife & LeisureThe Sydney New Year’s Eve hotel suite that costs $500kLucy SladeThe top Life & Leisure reads of 2025Look sharp with a retro polo shirt and a limited-edition Tag HeuerRich ListCash cow: WA dairy booms thanks to billionaire Gina Rinehart’s backingMark WembridgeCan you beat our experts’ 21 predictions for 2026?Billionaire Lederer wins battle for control over $270m property fund