Alfredo Barrios joined Rio Tinto in June 2014 as chief executive of aluminium (RTA), a global portfolio comprising bauxite mines, alumina refineries and aluminum smelters. He has overseen significant improvements in safety while delivering industry leading financial performance, and significant growth projects, including the modernisation of the Kitimat smelter and construction of the new Amrun bauxite mine. Today, RTA is also an industry leader in sustainability, having launched the first certified low-carbon aluminium in 2016 and, in 2018, becoming the first company certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative for responsible production and helping to establish ELYSIS, a partnership with Alcoa supported by Apple and the governments of Canada and Quebec, to further develop the world’s first carbon-free smelting technology. Mr Barrios was subsequently appointed chief commercial officer in March 2021.
Prior to his tenure at Rio Tinto, Mr Barrios held various leadership positions at BP including as executive director and executive vice president, Downstream, at TNK-BP, based in Moscow, where he was directly responsible for the refining, trading, supply, logistics, and marketing businesses.
He was president of the Spanish National Oil Industry Association (AOP) from 2009 until 2011.
