Charlie Ritchie

Charlie Ritchie joined Acacia as Head of Legal & Compliance in January 2017. Charlie comes to Acacia after more than 20 years in corporate and private legal practice across Australia, the UK and the USA. His legal career includes 13 years at the Rio Tinto Group, including considerable experience in the African mining sector. Until the end of 2016, he served as Rio Tinto’s General Counsel Diamonds & Minerals and the United States, based initially in London and then Salt Lake City. Prior to this, Charlie Ritchie was Legal Counsel and Company Secretary for the ASX-listed Energy Resources of Australia Limited (Rio Tinto: 68%) between 2007 and 2010, and he first joined Rio Tinto in 2004 to manage significant disputes and litigation in the Australia-Pacific region. Before joining Rio Tinto, Charlie worked at private law firms in London and Melbourne, specialising in international commercial litigation and dispute resolution, Africa.

Professionally qualified in both the United Kingdom and Australia, Charlie holds Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Melbourne.