Rio Tinto names new CLO Rio Tinto names new CLO Share Multinational mining corporation Rio Tinto has appointed a new chief legal officer and external affairs. Isabelle Deschamps, who is currently serving as the general counsel of AkzoNobel, will take over from current chief legal officer and external affairs Barbara Levi in late October. Advertisement "); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1606778613657-0'); }); } Advertisement Ms Deschamps brings, the corporation said in a statement, “over 20 years’ experience in various senior legal roles across Europe and Canada”. At AkzoNobel, it continued, “she is responsible for all legal, integrity & compliance and intellectual property management, as well as company secretary [and] was a driving force behind the Diversity & Inclusion program”.