Turquoise Hill Resources Names Steeve Thibeault CFO

(RTTNews) - Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ, TRQ.TO) appointed Steeve Thibeault as Chief Financial Officer effective June 1.

Thibeault will replace Chris Bateman, who will be leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. Bateman and Thibeault are working together to ensure a smooth transition.

Thibeault brings over 30 years of extensive financial and corporate experience to Turquoise Hill. Most recently, he was Chief Financial Officer of Australian Stock Exchange-listed Energy Resources of Australia.

Prior to that role, Thibeault held various mining and manufacturing roles with Rio Tinto Alcan and Alcan Aluminium Limited.