Dominic Barton
Dominic Barton is a prominent Canadian business leader and former global managing partner of McKinsey & Company. He has faced scrutiny over his ties to the Canadian government, particularly regarding federal spending on consulting services, which has been a contentious issue in Canadian politics.
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Rio Tinto chair Dominic Barton is also a Canadian and was Canada’s former ambassador to China.
Rio Tinto and Glencore call off latest effort to merge
Canada· 2026-02-05
Dominic Barton described John Thornton as both a visionary and an executor.
For Barrick’s mess, board chair John Thornton deserves as much blame as the ousted CEOCanada· 2025-11-26
The Trudeau government bought that and then doubled the numbers, but they didn’t double the investments in housing or health or education.
Canada should pull out of refugee pact with U.S. over Trump policies, says former Liberal foreign ministerCanada· 2025-11-13
Executives with experience in China (including McKinsey & Company head Dominic Barton) won the day by telling them they believed Mr. Xi was turning in a more democratic direction.
Carney wants a China ‘reset.’ May he avoid the mistakes of the previous fourCanada· 2025-10-30
Dominic Barton founded the Century Initiative, advocating for higher immigration in Canada.
How Canada got immigration right for so long – and then got it very, very wrongCanada· 2025-10-11
Dominic Barton is the chair of Rio Tinto and praised Trott as an outstanding leader.
Mining giant Rio Tinto gets a new Australian boss
Australia· 2025-07-15
Dominic Barton is the chair of Rio Tinto who discussed the company's leadership transition.
Dark clouds gather over Australia’s iron ore industry as China demand coolsAustralia· 2025-06-21
Dominic Barton is the chairman of the board of Rio Tinto and has provided insights on the changing global economy.
Rio Tinton hallituksen puheenjohtaja Donald Trumpista: ”En usko, että hän on hullu”
Finland· 2025-06-01
Dominic Barton, Rio’s chairman, thanked Jakob Stausholm for his contributions to the company.
ASX:RIO Rio Tinto boss Jakob Stausholm to exit the $164b miner after almost five years at the topAustralia· 2025-05-22
Dominic Barton praised Jakob Stausholm for restoring trust with stakeholders and building a talented management team.
Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm to be replaced in a surprise moveCanada· 2025-05-22
Dominic Barton is the chair of mining giant Rio Tinto Group and noted that investors from various regions like Mark Carney.
Business leaders see Liberal victory as a window of economic opportunity, but expect quick resultsCanada· 2025-04-30
Rio Tinto chair Dominic Barton, an economics major, is part of the Wolf Scholars advisory council.
Donation will provide full scholarships to University of Toronto undergrad students, as well as real-world leadership skillsCanada· 2025-04-07
Dominic Barton is referenced as the last economic adviser to Justin Trudeau, whose strategies are deemed disastrous.
Opinion: Mark Carney will not make Canada more prosperousCanada· 2025-04-05
The growth in spending with McKinsey under the Liberals drew opposition complaints because of the company’s ties to Dominic Barton.
Ottawa spent record amount on outsourcing despite vow to rein in practiceCanada· 2025-02-18
