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Britain's BT appoints Jan du Plessis as next chairman

Reuters - UK Focus

LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Britain's BT has appointed Jan du Plessis, chairman of miner Rio Tinto (Hanover: CRA1.HA - news) , as its next chairman, taking over from Mike Rake who has led the telecoms group for 10 years.

BT said on Thursday that du Plessis would join its board as a non-executive director on June 1, and become chairman on November 1.

Du Plessis has led Rio Tinto through a volatile period, as it scrambled to pay down $39 billion in debt from its Alcan takeover, scrapped a controversial tie-up with China's Chinalco, sacked a chief executive after the company made over-priced acquisitions and fended off a bid from Glencore (Frankfurt: 8GC.F - news) .

(Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Jason Neely)