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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of
Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported): November 8, 2006
Alcan Inc.
Canada
1-3677
Inapplicable
Commission File
Number
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1188 Sherbrooke Street
West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 3G2
(514) 848-8000
Check the appropriate box
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Item 5.02
DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
Paragraphs (b)
and (c): Alcan Inc.
announces the appointment of
Ilene Gordon, 53, as a Senior Vice President of Alcan Inc. and President and
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alcan Packaging. Ms. Gordon, who
is presently President of Alcan's Food Packaging Americas sector, succeeds Christel Bories, who was recently appointed President and CEO of Alcan
Engineered Products. Both appointments take effect December 1, 2006.
A copy of the press release of
Alcan dated November 6, 2006 is filed as Exhibit 99.1.
The terms of the employment
agreement of Ms. Gordon is described in the Proxy Circular pp. 19-21 filed as
Exhibit 99 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2005.
Item 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
99.1
Press release of Alcan Inc., dated November 6, 2006.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
ALCAN INC.
BY:
/s/ Roy Millington
Roy Millington
Corporate Secretary
Date: November 8, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
(99.1) Press release of Alcan Inc., dated
November 6, 2006.
Exhibit 99.1 Press release of Alcan
Inc., dated November 6, 2006. Press Release
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Exact name of
Registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Address of principal
executive offices, including postal code)
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
ALCAN APPOINTS ILENE GORDON
PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL PACKAGING GROUP
Montreal, Canada - November 6, 2006 - Alcan
is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has
approved the appointment of Ilene Gordon, 53, as a
Senior Vice President of Alcan Inc. and President and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO), Alcan Packaging. Ms. Gordon, who is presently
President of Alcan's Food Packaging Americas sector ,
succeeds Christel Bories, who was recently appointed President and CEO of Alcan
Engineered Products. Both appointments take effect
December 1, 2006.
"Ilene's appointment further highlights the depth of Alcan's management talent and the effectiveness of Alcan's succession planning process," said Dick Evans, President and CEO, Alcan Inc. "Ilene is well equipped to assume her new responsibilities and to lead the Company's strategy of profitably growing Alcan's Packaging group. Her extensive experience and understanding of both the Company and the packaging industry will serve her well in her new role," he added.
Ms. Gordon also becomes a member of Alcan's Executive Committee. She will relocate her primary office from Chicago, U.S.A., to Paris, France, where the Group is headquartered.
Ms. Gordon will be succeeded in her present role by Mike Schmitt ,
currently President of Alcan's Food and Specialty Flexibles Packaging business
for the Americas. He continues to be based out of Chicago, U.S.A.
Commenting on her appointment, Ms. Gordon said, "I look forward to continuing to implement Alcan Packaging's growth strategy of selectively investing in markets in which it has leading positions. Alcan Packaging will remain dedicated to meeting its customers' expanding and evolving needs with innovative packaging solutions through its network of global centres of excellence."
Ms. Gordon has served in her current role since 2004 . With sales of US$1.4 billion in 2005, Alcan Food Packaging Americas has 5,000 employees in 6 countries. Ms. Gordon joined Alcan through the 2003 combination with Pechiney. Prior to Pechiney's integration within Alcan, Ms. Gordon was President of Pechiney Plastic Packaging, Inc., a global leader in flexible and rigid packaging, and Senior Vice President of Pechiney Group from 1999 to 2004.
Before joining Pechiney, Ms. Gordon spent 17 years with Tenneco Inc., where she was Vice President and General Manager of the Folding Carton Business from 1997 to 1999, and Vice President - Operations from 1994 to 1997.
Ms. Gordon graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and a Master of Science degree in management from MIT's Sloan School of Management.
She is Director and Chairman of the Governance Committee for Arthur J. Gallagher & Company, and Director and Chairman of the Human Resources Committee for United Stationers. Ms. Gordon is also an Executive Vice Chair of the North American Flexible Packaging Association.
Ms. Gordon is married and has two children.
Alcan Inc. (NYSE, TSX: AL) is a leading global materials company, delivering high quality products and services worldwide. With world-class technology and operations in bauxite mining, alumina processing, primary metal smelting, power generation, aluminum fabrication, engineered solutions as well as flexible and specialty packaging, today's Alcan is well positioned to meet and exceed its customers' needs. Alcan is represented by 65,000 employees in 61 countries and regions, and posted revenues of US$20.3 billion in 2005. The Company has featured on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index consecutively since 2003. For more information, please visit: www.alcan.com.
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Media Contact: Alexander Christen Tel.: +1-514-848-8151 media.relations@alcan.com |
Investor Contact: Corey Copeland Tel.: +1-514-848-8368 investor.relations@alcan.com |
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