Mr. Steven J. Demetriou has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aleris International Inc. a producer of aluminum rolled products since December 2004. From June 2004 to December 2004 Mr. Demetriou served as President Chief Executive Officer and Director of Commonwealth Industries Inc. a manufacturer of aluminum sheet and flexible aluminum conduit and from 2001 until June 2004 Mr. Demetriou served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Noveon Inc. a specialty chemical company. Mr. Demetriou has also held various management and leadership positions with IMC Global Inc. Cytec Industries Inc. and Exxon Mobil Corporation. Mr. Demetriou is also a director of OM Group Inc. a diversified global developer producer and marketer of value-added metal-based specialty chemicals and advanced materials and whose shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Demetriou who is 49 years old became a member of our Board of Directors in 2008. His term will expire at our annual general meeting in 2010. |