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Travis
Engen
President and CEO, Alcan Inc.
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Travis
Engen is President and Chief Executive Officer of Alcan
Inc., a US$13 billion organization headquartered in Montreal,
Canada. Mr. Engen assumed this position on March 12, 2001.
He has served on the Board of Alcan since 1996 and previous
to becoming Alcan’s CEO had been Chairman of the Personnel
Committee as well as a member of the Corporate Governance
Committee.
Mr.
Engen began his career in 1965 with Bell Aerospace advancing
to be Director of electronics Marketing. In 1976, he was
named Director of Marketing for Republic Electronic Industries
Corp., a position he held until 1979. He then became Director
of Government Avionics at the Bendix Avionics Division.
In 1983, Mr. Engen was appointed Vice-President and General
Manager of Bendix's General Aviation Avionics Division.
He joined
ITT Industries in 1985 as President and General Manager,
ITT Avionics. In 1987, he was selected as the President
and CEO of ITT Defence. In 1991, he was elected as Executive
Vice-President of ITT Corporation, assuming responsibility
for the companies that now comprise ITT Industries. In subsequent
years, his responsibilities grew to include ITT's forest
products, insurance, communications and information services
divisions. In 1995, he was selected as ITT Industries' First
Chief Executive.
Mr. Engen serves on the Boards of the Lyondell Chemical
Company, Canadian Council of Chief Executives, and the Defense
Business Practice Implementation Board.
Mr.
Engen is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) with a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautics and
astronautics. He was born in California, in 1944, and has
been married since 1967. He has one daughter and enjoys
vintage car racing.
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