Charles D. (Chuck) McLane Jr.
Executive Vice President, Alcoa
New York, New York  
 
Charles D. (Chuck) McLane Jr. was elected Executive Vice President by Alcoa’s Board of Directors in September 2007.  He was Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from January 2007 to April 1, 2013.  As CFO, Chuck had accountability for Alcoa’s Finance organization, which includes Treasury, Controllership, Pension, Investor Relations, Tax, Audit and Financial Planning & Analysis. He was also responsible for the Global Business Service group, which provides IT, purchasing and business support services globally.   
 
Chuck joined Alcoa in 2000 as director of investor relations, following Alcoa’s acquisition of Reynolds Metals Company.  Two years later, he was appointed Vice President and Corporate Controller, which also had responsibility for Alcoa Business Support Services. Based in Pittsburgh, he had accountability for Alcoa’s  transactional service functions, including procurement, financial shared services, environment, health and safety services, and corporate aircraft operations. Prior to joining Alcoa, Chuck worked for Reynolds Metals for 27 years serving in a series of financial assignments, including division controller. In 1990, he was named director of finance and administration for Reynolds’ Global Can business unit, then in 1995 he became assistant controller and in 1999 assistant treasurer.
 
Born in Richmond, Chuck earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1978 and 1984, respectively. He attended an Executive Program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business in 1988 and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1995.
 
Chuck serves on the board of directors of the Alcoa Foundation, Alcoa World Alumina, and the National Board of Directors for the Girls Scouts of the USA.  Previously, he had been a member of the Conference Board’s Council of Financial Executives Institute and a member of the CFO Board Academy as well as a member of the board of Sapa AB.