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Marie-Pierre Paquin
Head of Science and Partnerships,
Rio Tinto
Marie-Pierre is a metallurgical engineer with over 20 years experience in process development, operation/maintenance and project study.
Across her various roles in the business, Marie-Pierre has been exposed to most stage of a mining business, from project development, to operation and to closure, gaining a holistic view of the business.
Most recently at Rio Tinto, Marie-Pierre has provided technical and strategic guidance to develop the decarbonization roadmap across the different product group. Recent work includes new net-zero process design, asset re-powering and long duration energy storage technologies.
Her role also allows Marie-Pierre to support the innovation agenda of Rio Tinto through strategic academic partnerships.
Across her various roles in the business, Marie-Pierre has been exposed to most stage of a mining business, from project development, to operation and to closure, gaining a holistic view of the business.
Most recently at Rio Tinto, Marie-Pierre has provided technical and strategic guidance to develop the decarbonization roadmap across the different product group. Recent work includes new net-zero process design, asset re-powering and long duration energy storage technologies.
Her role also allows Marie-Pierre to support the innovation agenda of Rio Tinto through strategic academic partnerships.
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