Montreal, Canada — Mr. L. Yves Fortier, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alcan Inc. (NYSE, TSX: AL), announces the appointment of Dr. H. Onno Ruding as a Director of the Company.
Dr. Ruding is a former Minister of Finance of the Netherlands and was an Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. and a member of the Board of Managing Directors of AMRO Bank in Amsterdam. He is the former Vice Chairman of Citicorp and Citibank, N.A.
Dr. Ruding serves as a director on the boards of Corning Inc., Holcim AG and RTL Group and is president of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels. Dr. Ruding is also a member of the international advisory committees of Robeco Group and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
"We are delighted to welcome Onno Ruding. His remarkable career, solid business and financial background and skills will be a valuable addition to the Alcan Board of Directors," stated Mr. Fortier.
Alcan is a multinational, market-driven company and a global leader in aluminum and packaging, as well as aluminum recycling. With world-class operations in primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum as well as flexible and specialty packaging, aerospace applications, bauxite mining and alumina processing, Alcan is well positioned to meet and exceed its customers' needs for innovative solutions and service. Alcan employs 88,000 people and has operating facilities in 63 countries.
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