About

Before being appointed as general counsel and corporate secretary at mineral exploration and development company Turquoise Hill Resources in January 2013, Dustin Isaacs spent some time with Rio Tinto in the position of legal counsel. Upon joining Rio Tinto, Isaacs made it his top priority to look at the board mandate, making sure that that his team had an understanding of what was being done in the committees. After conducting a thorough analysis of both external providers and internal policies, Isaacs made the process more rigorous and initiated cross-department functions. More recently, during his tenure at Turquoise Hill Resources, Isaacs has significantly improved the company position in the corporate governance ranking. In terms of deals, Isaacs takes pride in his work on a $2.4bn rights offering at Turquoise Hill Resources that took place in 2013 and has been the largest transaction on the Toronto Stock Exchange. More broadly, Isaacs is proud of the recognition he has earned from his CEO and chair of the board of directors, which allows him to act as a trusted strategic advisor. Regardless of his exceptional achievements, Isaacs finds certain aspects of his role challenging, particularly in Mongolia and Asia Pacific, as well as divesting certain assets.