Ilene Gordon Named to Fortune Magazine's "Global Power 50"
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PARIS, France, Oct. 11 - Alcan announced today that Ilene S. Gordon, President and CEO of Alcan Packaging, has been named to Fortune Magazine's "Global Power 50," which recognizes the most powerful women executives in international business.
"I am pleased to have been named to Fortune's Global Power 50 list," Ms. Gordon said. "It is an honour to be named to a list that includes some of the most exceptional women leaders that are shaping the future of international business," she added.
"This recognition also acknowledges Alcan Packaging's industry leadership in the areas of customer service, innovation and environment, health and safety. It is a positive reflection on the tremendous quality of our people," Ms. Gordon concluded.
Ms. Gordon, 54, was named President and CEO of Alcan Packaging in December 2006. She is responsible for all aspects of Alcan Packaging's worldwide business. With 31,000 employees and 130 manufacturing facilities in 31 countries on six continents, Alcan Packaging is one of the few truly global packaging companies.
Previously, Ms. Gordon served as President, Alcan Packaging Food Americas, based in Chicago. She joined the company in June 1999 as Senior Vice President of Pechiney Group and President, Pechiney Plastic Packaging. Alcan acquired Pechiney in December 2003.
Ms. Gordon graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she earned both a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and, at the Sloan School of Management, a Master of Science degree in management.
She is married with two children.
Headquartered in Paris, Alcan Packaging is the leading food flexible, beauty, pharmaceutical and tobacco packaging company in the world. It converts film, resins, foil, paper and glass to offer multi-material, concept-to-market packaging solutions. Alcan Packaging had US$6 billion in sales in 2006.
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 68,000 employees, including its joint-ventures, in 61 countries and regions, and posted revenues of US$23.6 billion in 2006. The Company has featured on the Dow Jones
Sustainability Indexes consecutively since 2002. For more information, please
visit: www.alcan.com.
For further information: Media Contacts:
France: Chrystèle Ivins
+33 1 57 00 24 18
chrystele.ivins@alcan.com
North America
Matthew Berglind
+1-773-399-8087
matthew.berglind@alcan.com
Asia:
Helen Jiang
+65-65-6410-0885
helen.jiang@alcan.com
