BEIJING, July 19 (Reuters) - Aluminum Corporation of China said chairman Liu Jianping has resigned due to a change in job role, according to an annoucement published on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's website.

Zhu Runzhou, the company's current executive director and president, is acting as chairman of the board of directors and legal representative of the company, the company said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Ningwei Qin and Dominique Patton)