Lucy Potter | Career Summary

Lucy Potter is a General Manager within Rio Tinto’s Commercial group, where she supports technical assurance and enterprise risk to enable safe, sustainable production and optimized commercial outcomes.

With more than 25 years of experience across the mining value chain, spanning exploration, resource stewardship, operations, and technical governance, Lucy brings a global perspective shaped by work across multiple jurisdictions and commodities.

She is recognized for her ability to build worldclass technical teams, lead transformative initiatives, and bridge technical excellence with strategic, value-driven decision making.

Passionate about collaboration, she leverages her broad interests and deep expertise to foster innovation and drive performance across Rio Tinto’s operating and project portfolio.