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Dick Evans, President and CEO, Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.
Luncheon Address, 26 October 2007
Richard B. Evans is President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Montreal, Quebec, based Alcan Inc. Previously, Mr. Evans was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Alcan Inc. during which he oversaw Alcan's four Business Groups: Bauxite and Alumina, Primary Metal, Engineered Products and Global Packaging. He also participated in the overall strategic governance of the Company and the integration of Pechiney acquired by Alcan in 2003. Prior to taking on this role, Mr. Evans was based in Zurich, Switzerland and was responsible for Fabrication Europe, as well as, the global integration of Alcan and algroup following their merger in October 2000.
Mr. Evans has an extensive background in general and executive management within the aluminum industry. He joined Alcan Aluminium Limited in Montreal, in January 1997, as Senior Advisor, Corporate Development, following 27 years of American and international postings with Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation. In July 1997, he was appointed Executive Vice President, Fabricated Products, North America and President of Alcan Aluminum Corporation; and, in March 1999, he was appointed President of Global Fabrication before relocating to Europe in October 2000.
Mr. Evans is currently a Director of Bowater Incorporated and Chairman of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). He has previously served as Vice-Chairman of the European Aluminium Association and is a past Chairman of the U. S. Aluminum Association's Board of Directors. He is a former director of the Alcan Deutschland GmbH Supervisory Board, former CEO and Chairman of Alusuisse following Alcan's acquisition of algroup, and has previously served as a director and chairman of the Logan Aluminum Inc. joint venture in Kentucky, USA.
Mr. Evans is a graduate of Oregon State University with a bachelor's degree in engineering and earned a master's in management from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is a native of Oregon, USA and he and his wife, Gretchen, are the parents of two grown daughters.