Mr. Simon R. Thompson is a Chairman at 3i Group Plc, a Chairman at Rio Tinto Ltd. and a Chairman at Rio Tinto Plc. Mr. Thompson was previously employed as a Chairman by Tullow Oil Plc, a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director by Amec Foster Wheeler Plc, an Independent Non-Executive Director by Newmont Corp., an Independent Director by Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Ltd., an Independent Non-Executive Director by Sandvik AB, a Non-Executive Director by United Co. RUSAL Ltd., a Non-Executive Director by AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., an Executive Director by Anglo American Plc, a Head-Finance Project by Minorco SA, a Chairman by Tarmac Group Ltd., and a Chairman by Tarmac Trading Ltd.

He received his graduate degree from the University College Oxford.