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Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda Elected to IBM Board of Directors
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda was
elected to the IBM board of directors, effective July 29, 2008.
Alain Belda is chairman of Alcoa. Mr. Belda has a long, distinguished
career at Alcoa joining the company nearly 40 years ago in its Brazilian
affiliate, Alcoa Aluminio. He was elected a vice president of Alcoa in
1982, executive vice president in 1994, vice chairman in 1995, and
president and chief operating officer with responsibility for all of
Alcoa’s operating activities in 1997. Two
years later, he was elected president and chief executive officer and
became chairman and chief executive officer of Alcoa in 2001, and named
to his current position earlier this year
In addition to being chairman of Alcoa’s board
of directors, Mr. Belda is a director of Citigroup Inc. He serves on the
Board of Trustees of The Conference Board, the world’s
leading business membership and research organization, and is also an
active member of the Business Council.
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Alcoa is the world leader in the production and management of primary
aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina combined, through its active
and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa
serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction,
commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design,
engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to
customers. In addition to aluminum products and components including
flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also
markets Alcoa® wheels, fastening systems,
precision and investment castings, and building systems. The Company has
97,000 employees in 34 countries and has been named one of the top most
sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in
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