Richard B. Evans, 58, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Alcan Inc.
Mr. Evans has held this position since October 2005 and was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer effective 12 March 2006. He was previously Executive Vice President, Office of the President, overseeing two of Alcan's Business Groups (January 2002). Prior to the Novelis Spin-off, from 2002 to 2004, he had similar responsibility for Bauxite and Alumina, Primary Metal and Engineered Products. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Evans was based in Zurich and was responsible for the merger integration of the Company and Alusuisse Group Ltd. (now a Subsidiary of Alcan as a result of its acquisition in 2000). He has held several positions within the Company, including President, Aluminum Fabrication, Europe (March 1999) and President, Fabricated Products, North America. Prior to joining the Company in January 1997, Mr. Evans held senior management positions with Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation. Mr. Evans is a director of Bowater Incorporated and the International Aluminium Institute. |