Brian W. Sturgell

Brian W.
Sturgell is President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director.
Mr. Sturgell has 31 years of experience in the aluminum business and has worked for Alcan for the past 15 years.
From January 2002 until January, 2005, Mr. Sturgell was Executive Vice President and a member of the Office of the President at Alcan, and responsible for Alcan's Rolled Products Americas and Asia, Rolled Products Europe and Packaging business groups.
In this role, he oversaw the global operations of Alcan's rolled products and packaging businesses.
Mr. Sturgell has held several other positions with Alcan: Executive Vice President, Aluminum Fabrication, Americas and Asia from November 2000 to January 2002, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development from January 1999 to November 2000, Executive Vice President, Asia/ Pacific from July 1997 to January 1999 and Executive Vice President, Fabricated Products, North America and President of Alcan Aluminum Corporation from January 1996 to July 1997.
In 2004, Mr. Sturgell concluded a two-year term as Chairman of the U.S.
Aluminum Association.
He is a member of the board of directors for the U.S.
National Association of Manufacturers.
Born in Michigan in 1949, Mr. Sturgell graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor of science degree.
He has also attended the Executive Development Program at the Kellogg Graduate School at Northwestern University in the United States.