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We represent a group of senior professionals who
jointly have over 750 years of experience in
the upstream aluminium industry (bauxite, alumina, smelting and power). Many are world-renowned and the names will speak for
themselves.
Follow the links below for a brief résumé of the consultants.
- A Michael Barr, Alumina
Process Engineer
- Alistair G. Beck, Principal
Bauxite Consultant
- Lynn Blankenship, Senior
Chemist
- Dr. Neil Bliss, Consulting Geologist
- Anton Brooks, Power Station Management
- Marjorie Brooks, Health Risk Management
- Douglas Burns, International
Legal Consultant
- Dr. David R. Chinloy,
Process Consultant
- Bernard L. Cousineau, Gen. Mgmt.
Bauxite & Alumina Operations
- Puneet Dhanda, Business
Development
- Paul H. Dixon, Bayer Process
Design
- David C.W. Donaldson, Shipping Co. Mgmt. & Chartering
- B.J. Foster, Alumina Technology
& Engineering
- Phillip Fournet,
Environmental - Aluminum & Chemicals
- Brian Gallagher, Supply Chain Management
- Richard C. Gayle, ISO
Implementation & Technical Mgmt.
- Frans Maas Geesteranus,
Maintenance Management
- Chris Hendriks, Process
Design & Operations
- Bryan Hiscox, Bayer Process Design
- Richard K. Holzwarth, Industrial Process
Modelling
- Michael Kawczak, Project & Engineering
Services
- Clermont Le Breton, Human
Resources Advisor
- Frank McGravie, Smelter
Technology & Management
- John D. McLean, M&A,
Marketing, Management, Strategy
- Dr. W.B. O'Callaghan, Scientist /
Technical Consultant
- Bryan S. Osborne, Consulting Geologist
- Ian W. Porteous, Technology &
Operations Management
- Brian Sawyer, Strategic Planning &
Operations Mgmt (smelters, alumina & bauxite)
- Eduardo Spalding,
Management Consultant, Project Director
- Dr. Kwat The, Bayer Process Research Chemist
- John Warringer, Power Generation Consultant
Short-Form Resumes
A. Michael Barr - Alumina Process Engineer
Career Profile: Broad international involvement for 31 years in the alumina industry with emphasis on process engineering. Positions include technical specialist, technical manager, process control superintendent, senior process engineer, production superintendent and process engineer. Expertise spans bauxite resources, digestion, clarification, filtration, and precipitation areas of alumina refining.
Major Accomplishments:
 | Assisted with the startup of Gramercy Double Digest process and new precipitation unit at Kaiser's Gramercy refinery |
| Participated in and expansion and quality improvement study for Alpart Precipitation. |
| Completed an expansion study for Gramercy Precipitation |
| Technical Manager for the Bayer Plant responsible for process control and environmental sections |
| Technical Manager of the plant producing active aluminas, specialty calcines, tabular alumina, and pseudo
boehmite
aluminas. |
| Process Control Superintendent for the Bayer Plant, overseeing the process engineers and the control lab. |
Employment History:
| 2003- Consultant, associate of Aluminpro |
| 2000-2002 Technical Specialist, Kaiser Aluminum Gramercy, LA |
| 1995-2000 Process Engineering, Kaiser Alumina Technical Services |
| 1993-1995 Technical Manager, Alpart Alumina Plant, Jamaica W.I. |
| 1989-1993 Senior Process Engineer, Alpart Alumina Plant. |
| 1987-1989 Technical Manager, Kaiser Specialty Alumina Plant |
| 1983-1987 Senior Process Engineer,Specialty Alumina Plant. |
| 1976-1983 Process Control Superintendent , Gramercy Alumina |
| 1973-1976 Senior Process Engineer, Alpart Alumina Plant |
| 1970-1973 Process Engineer, Kaiser Aluminium Fluoride Plant |
Education:
| BS Chemical Engineering, University of Texas (1964) |
| Various management development courses. |
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Alistair G. Beck - Principal
Bauxite Consultant
Career Profile: With 36 years in the industry, he has wide experience as managing director, operations
manager and mine planner of various bauxite operations, including negotiation
of: ore sales and key purchases; environmental and operating approvals from
government, NGOs and labour unions.
Major Accomplishments:
| Development of a new 2.5 million tonne per year bauxite mine |
| Obtained environmental, operations and mine planning approvals from
Government and environmental groups for that mine. |
| As Director General, increased CBG bauxite production 15% while reducing
costs 30%. |
| Chairman of CBG Commercial Committee responsible for negotiating new terms
between Government and consortium members for 20 year bauxite contract
extension. |
| As Managing Director of Johore Mining, doubled revenues with a 50% cost
reduction, while developing new markets and refractory products. |
Employment History:
| 1999- Consultant |
| 1995-1998 General Manager Operations & External Relations, Alcan
South Pacific |
| 1990-1995 Senior Consultant, Alcan Aluminium Ltd. |
| 1987-1989 Director General, Compagnie des Bauxites de Guineé |
| 1984-1986 Planning Officer, Raw Materials, Alcan |
| 1977-1983 Managing Director, Johore Mining & Stevedoring |
| 1973-1976 Senior Project Engineer, Alcan Smelters & Chemicals |
| 1971-1972 Mine & Quarry Supt., Alcan Jamaica |
| 1963-1970 Deputy Manager from Project Engineer, Demerara Bauxite
Co., Guyana |
Education:
| AMP Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard
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| B.Eng. (Civil) Canterbury College, University of New Zealand |
| English - fluent, French - fair |
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Lynn Blankenship - Senior
Chemist
Career Profile: More than 26 years laboratory experience "on the bench" as well as supervising/directing. Over 25 years of experience in the alumina industry with Kaiser Aluminum in Gramercy and Baton Rouge including short term assignments at Alpart - Jamaica, Kaiser Jamaica Bauxite Company (KJBC), Queensland Alumina (QAL) and Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI). Last position held prior to retirement was Senior Development Chemist of Kaiser's Development Laboratory in
Gramercy. At one time held the position of QA/QC Laboratory Supervisor at Gramercy. Started alumina career in 1977 and progressed through the ranks from Laboratory Technician to Senior Development Chemist.
Major Accomplishments:
| Responsible for analytical portion of Kaiser's "40-year mining plan" which began in 1977. This included training and supervising lab techs in "wet" and instrumental analysis, day-to-day management of project, and data-basing/reporting results. |
| Responsible for on-site lab testing of "Double Digest" design prior to Gramercy rebuild/restart. This included "mono" and "tri" digest schemes, red mud settling, product quality expectations, wet oxidation, extraction efficiency, etc. |
| Acted as liaison between domestic and foreign laboratories including Alpart, KJBC, QAL and JBI. Also audited laboratories for sampling, analytical method compliance, training and
cross-training, as well as scheduled round robin audits. |
| Responsible for preparation of documentation and training for Gramercy QA/QC Laboratory's ISO 9002 certification in 1994. |
| Responsible for the development, training and documentation of new methods of analysis employing state-of-the-art instrumentation such as Flame AAS, UV/Vis, Auto-titrators, Carbon Analyzers, Particle Size Analyzers, BET Surface Area Analyzers and Stirred High-temperature/High Pressure Reactors. |
| Worked on numerous projects over the years to solve production and quality problems. Examples: oxygen injection into liquor stream (wet oxidation), humate removal, liquor purity by control of trace metals, desilication, etc |
| Developed and implemented method to remove color from aluminum sulfate solutions for Kaiser customers.
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Employment History:
| 2003- Consultant, associate of Aluminpro |
| 1996-2002 Senior Development Chemist, Kaiser, Gramercy |
| 1994-1996 QA/QC Laboratory Supervisor - Gramercy |
| 1986-1994 Development Chemist - Gramercy |
| 1977-1986 Laboratory Technician, Development Lab - Baton Rouge Alumina |
Education:
| B.Sc. Industrial Technology, Louisiana State University |
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Dr. Neil Bliss - Consulting Geologist
Career Profile: Consulting geologist with 40 years of experience,
predominantly with bauxite. Familiar with almost every economic bauxite deposit
in the world. He has worked closely with research staff on bauxite
characterization, and with counterparts in many companies to provide technical
advice to major export bauxite mines. He has been responsible for defining
exploration programmes.
Major Accomplishments:
| In conjunction with research centres, established programmes to
investigate the geology, mineralogy and behaviour of bauxite (particularly
in relation to the Bayer process) in what came to be known as bauxite
characterization. |
| Aided MRN at Trombetas to establish the validity of changing the
exploration method from pitting to auger drilling while ensuring
compatibility of results. |
| Key member of MRN technical committee for 12 years. |
| Key member of CBG technical committee for many years, including chairman
for 4 years and Halco rep more recently. Continually involved for 20 years
in this the most complicated bauxite mine in the world: floor definition,
grade control, reserve and resource definition with different analytical
data populations as exploration and analytical methods changed. |
| Responsible, in conjunction with Comalco, for defining the technical side
of the Ely exploration programme in Cape York. |
| Has worked with or visited bauxite deposits in many parts of the world,
including Guyana, Ghana, India (east & west coasts), Surinam, China,
Vietnam and Russia. |
Employment History:
| 1997- Consulting
Geologist. |
| 1978-1997 Chief Geologist, Alcan International |
| 1973-1978 Geologist, Alcan International |
| 1969-1973 McGill University |
| 1959-1969 Field, Regional & Economic Geologist, Rhodesia |
| 1956-1959 Cominco, Sullivan Mine B.C., Con Mine N.W.T |
Education:
| Ph.D Geology, McGill |
| MSc. Geology, McGill |
| MA (Cantab) |
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Anton Brooks - Power Station Management
Career Profile: 45 years experience in engineering, primarily in power
station maintenance, operations and construction. His specialty is as a
trouble shooter investigating major equipment failures and plant shortfall problems. The period with Rolls Royce gave him valuable experience
controlling a large global work force and managing a £400 million project budget successfully. He has expertise in
fossil fuel supply and electricity contract negotiations.
Major Accomplishments:
| Responsible for all aspects and profitability of a 390MW coal
fired power station that supplied electricity to Lynemouth Smelter. Developed a profitable business selling electricity to the local area board. Negotiated electricity purchases for all Alcan UK
downstream companies. |
| Audit leader for the Aughinish, Vaudreuil and QAL Power Stations. |
| Clean Coal technology, pre-feasibility study carried out for TNEI. |
| Organized an International Power Station technology conference. |
| Due diligence of a large UK surplus power plant for
Coal Pro. |
| Lead technical consultant for the Élan straw burning Power Station in UK. |
| Advised a number of companies on electricity supply tariffs. |
| Management of major projects in Singapore, Indonesia,
India and Pakistan, ranging from conventional steam turbines to combined cycle gas
turbines. |
Employment History:
| 1997- Partner, Brooks Associates. Consulting Engineer
to the electricity industry. |
| 1996-1997
Director Power Station construction, Rolls Royce (Parsons) Power Generation Systems Ltd. |
| 1984-1996 Power Station Director and previous, including Maintenance Manager,
Alcan Lynemouth. |
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1970-1984 Recruited for the initial commissioning of Lynemouth Power,
British Alcan. |
| 1961-1970 Head of Control and Instrumentation Dept. at the 2000 Mw
Ferrybridge Power Station, and worked at other power stations, Central
Electricity Generating Board. |
Education:
| Chartered Engineer. |
| Fellow of the Institute of Measurement and Control. |
| BSc (Hons.) Electronics & Maths, Post HNC control systems, HNC Electrical. |
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Marjorie Brooks - Health Risk Management
Career Profile: 36 years experience in Health and Environment, initially
with the Military, moving into the public and private sectors, including 21 years experience in high risk, continuous process industries with British
and International Companies. Her expertise is in Environmental Health and Safety
Management within the Aluminium, Chemical and Energy sectors. Special
interest in small business management.
Major Accomplishments:
| Report coordinator for QAL Power plant audit and various projects. |
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Due diligence team for large UK surplus power plant for CoalPro. |
| Professional Development Director for AOHNP and member of working group producing a Quality document endorsed by
British Department of Health. |
| Developed own consultancy and established a client list inc.; Proctor and Gamble, Synpac
Pharmaceuticals, BT, GD Searle, British Alcan. |
| Team member of AOHNP working group producing a Quality document endorsed by
British Department of Health. |
| Planned targets for Health and Safety legislation for specific business at
reduced costs. |
| Transformed Lynemouth's traditional Occupational Health department into proactive
service. |
Employment History:
| 1997- Brooks Associates Partner
responsible for, Environmental Health and Safety Management advice to clients. |
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1996-2000 AOHNP Professional Development Director |
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1983-1997 Atkinson Brooks Cares. Developed own consultancy service. |
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1979-1983 British Alcan, providing Occupational Health to 1150 employees. |
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1977-1979 BNA Occupational Health Nursing and seconded to Pharmacia [GB],
gaining marketing & advertising experience |
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1969-1976 NHS, Newcastle upon Tyne, included positions in the Community, Operating Theatres, A/E Department and finally Clinical Teacher [Surgical]. |
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1965-1969 Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corp. Student Nurse training in England, Singapore and Germany. |
Education:
| BSc. (Hons.) Technology and Environment |
| Occupational Health Nurse Certificate, |
| Registered Clinical Nurse Tutor, Registered General Nurse. |
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Douglas Burns - International Legal
Consultant
Career Profile: A lawyer with 31 years experience in government and corporate international law, including 25 years in the aluminium industry as counsel to a major bauxite mining consortium associating most of the principal North American and European aluminium producers and operating in sub-Saharan Africa. Also served as Financial Vice President and Treasurer of this consortium. Carried out various international consulting assignments in the developing world.
Major Accomplishments:
| Negotiated and drafted consortium agreements, concession agreements, off-take contracts, engineering and supply contracts. |
| Managed litigation involving the mining venture, including successful arbitrations before the ICC and the
LCIA. |
| Negotiated tax controversies, revenue splits and infrastructure use agreements with the Government of Guinea. |
| Negotiated financing agreements, including a $US 180 million credit agreement with an international consortium of lenders and a $US 112 million concessional financing with the African Development Bank. |
| Completed legal consulting assignments in Francophone Africa under the auspices of the U.S. Agency for International Development. |
Employment History:
| 2001- Associate, Aluminpro |
| 1998-2001 Contract Director, Cohen & Grigsby, P.C., Pittsburgh |
| 1991-1998 Private International Legal Consultant, Pittsburgh |
| 1976-1990 General Counsel, Halco (Mining) Inc., Pittsburgh (Vice President, 1982-1990; Treasurer, 1982-1985) |
| 1974-1976 International Attorney, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh |
| 1970-1974 Deputy Assistant Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, Washington |
| 1965-1970 Associate Attorney, Barnes, Hickam, Pantzer & Boyd, Indianapolis
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Education:
| J.D., Harvard Law School (1965) |
| Diplôme des Hautes Etudes Européennes, Univ. de Strasbourg (1962) |
| English/French - fluent; |
| Spanish - good; Portuguese/German/Russian - fair
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Colin J. Campbell - Refinery Operations Improvement &
Commissioning
Career Profile: Extensive, hands-on operational experience in alumina
refineries. Played a leading role in both the start-up of a new refinery and the
largest refinery expansion to date. Responsible for the debottlenecking of existing facilities. Achieves a constant high refinery operating-factor through
personnel training and the re-engineering of maintenance management practices. Works alongside operators, process engineers and front line
supervisors to improve plant reliability and reach production targets.
Major Accomplishments:
| Conceptual design, detailed engineering, construction project management and commissioning of the Bauxite Grinding, Desilication, Digestion & Lime-Slaking facilities for Worsley's recent $1 billion refinery expansion. |
| Leadership of the Operations Interface Team responsible for executing all piping, mechanical and electrical tie-ins between existing units and the new
units of the Worsley expansion project. This task was executed with no production losses. |
| Participation in the commissioning team for the Worsley refinery in 1984. As
Production Superintendent of bauxite grinding and digestion, increased the throughput of these facilities by more than 50%. |
| Development of operator training programs and the improvement of maintenance management procedures. |
| Participation in a senior management team that re-engineered the financial
management system, integrating refinery capital works, budgeting and cash flow
requirements. |
Employment History:
| 2001- Associate, Aluminpro |
| 1983-2000 Team Leader expansion start-up, Expansion Design Engineer and Production Superintendent, WAPL (Reynolds), Worsley, Australia. |
| 1981-1982 Production Superintendent, Rio Algom, Canada |
| 1979-1980 Production Supervisor, Nabalco (Alusuisse), Gove, Australia |
| 1970-1978 Crushing & Ship-loading Foreman, BHP, Australia |
Education:
| BA (Honours) The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada |
| Project design, quality management and computer courses |
| English – fluent, French – was fluent, needs refresher course
(Prepared to learn new languages as demanded by specific assignments)
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Interested in 3-month to 3-year assignments
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Dr. David R. Chinloy - Process
Consultant
Career Profile: With over twenty years in the bauxite-alumina industry, Dr. David Chinloy has wide experience in plant operations, process control, cost
minimization strategies, energy reduction and computer applications. Having spent one-half of his career in research and development and the other half in operations, David has a deep understanding of the Bayer process technology, particularly bauxite extraction, desilication, lime chemistry, heat exchange, solid-liquid
separation and impurity removal systems.
Major Accomplishments:
| Worsley expansion. Start-up and commissioning of organics removal system. |
| QAL expansion. Led process engineering conceptual design of red-side. |
| Kirkvine, Jamaica. Led technical team which successfully debottlenecked
the process, resulting in production increases of 3 % / year coupled with
20% manpower reduction. |
| Start-up of dry mud stacking at Ewarton, Jamaica. |
| Development of wet mud stacking technology for Kirkvine Works for tailing disposal, including deep thickeners, disposal pumps and lines, pond water return, and water balance. |
| Development of oxalate removal system from bench through pilot and on to
industrial scale. |
| Conceived and demonstrated pressure decantation of digested mud slurries using synthetic flocculants. |
| Co-author of double digest patent, based on pressure decanter, to minimize bauxite and energy consumption. |
| Author or co-author of 4 US patents. |
Employment History:
| 2001 Associate, Aluminpro |
| 2000 Process Consultant, T
& R / Worley Limited, Australia |
| 1999 Process Consultant, Queensland Alumina Ltd., Australia |
| 1996-1999 Refinery Co-Manager Technical, Kirkvine, Jamaica |
| 1993-1996 Senior Scientist, Alcan International Ltd. |
| 1990-1993 Chief Chemist, Alcan Jamaica Company |
| 1984-1990 Process Consultant, Alcan Jamaica Company |
| 1981-1984 Scientist, Alcan International Ltd. |
| 1976-1981 Senior Engineer/Process Engineer, Alcan Jamaica |
Education:
| Ph. D. - Chemical Engineering, Princeton |
| M. A. - Chemical Engineering, Princeton |
| B. Sc. (1st Class Honours) - Chemical Engineering, Birmingham |
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Bernard L. Cousineau - Gen.
Mngt. Bauxite & Alumina Operations
Career Profile: Chief Executive Officer / General Manager with a
consistent record of major step change improvements . International experience
in mining and manufacturing, with strong focus on government and customer
relations gained over a 30 year career in the industry.
Major Accomplishments:
| Developed and led the implementation of a comprehensive Business Plan,
resulting in a 20% reduction in labour costs. Major improvements made to key
success factors such as safety performance, environmental compliance,
product quality and overall production cost. |
| Brought government leaders, union leaders and heads of industry together
to develop and sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the objective of
making the bauxite and alumina industry of Jamaica a world class competitor. |
| Restructured the organization, removing two layers while increasing plant
output beyond design capacity (a 70% productivity improvement over 4 years). |
Employment History:
| 2000- Vice President and
Director of Aluminpro |
| 1994-1999 President & Chief Executive Officer, Alcan Jamaica |
| 1993-1994 President & Chief Operating Officer, Alcan Jamaica |
| 1987-1993 Plant Manager, Aughinish Alumina Ltd. |
| 1984-1987 Director of Operations, Vaudreuil Alumina, Alcan |
| 1981-1984 Alumina Plant Superintendant |
| 1978-1981 Alumina Plant Asst. Superintendant |
| 1970-1978 Various Engineering positions, Vaudreuil & Jamaica |
Education:
| Honours B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Queens University |
| Management Development, AMA North America, CEI Geneva, CMD Caribbean. |
| English/French - fluent. |
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Puneet Dhanda - Business
Development
Career Profile: Broad involvement in the upstream aluminium business, with an emphasis on the Middle East region. Experience is primarily related to business development and includes marketing, trading and business financing. Acquired an in-depth knowledge of alumina and aluminium trade flows in Asia and the Middle East.
Major Accomplishments:
| Developed a significant role in facilitating trade in the upstream aluminium business of the Middle East region. Activities included alumina and aluminium marketing and trading, Goa Carbon's first export of Calcined petroleum coke to Iran and a large alumina contract between Russia and India. |
| Established a significant position in facilitating trade financing. Activities include Clearing Rupee payment to Goa Carbon for Calcined Petroleum Coke export to Russia and to Nalco for alumina export also to Russia. Also facilitated India's first Escrow Dollar payment to Hindalco for metal exports. |
| Negotiated and executed first, and subsequently numerous LME Aluminium Option contracts both for Nalco and Hindalco - "Calls" bought in conjunction with fixed price contracts so as to increase premium on the physical leg. |
| Coordinated and assisted in execution of counter-trade between Government of India (State Trading Corporation Ltd.) and United Technologies U.S.A. against supply of Pratt & Whitney engines supplied with Airbus Industries aircraft to Air India. |
| Provided for Billiton over a 5-year period the local co-ordination of an extensive business development activity, involving a bauxite mining / alumina refining project in India. |
Employment History:
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2002-
Associate, Aluminpro
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1996-
Representative of Hydro Aluminium for Asia and the Middle East. |
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1992-
Representative of Greficomex-Eurogrefi S.A., Paris |
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1996-2001 Representative of Billiton Aluminium for India. |
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1994-1996 Representative of Billiton Marketing & Trading for India. |
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1991-1994 Representative of Trans-World Aluminium for Asia. |
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1986-1991 Representative for Exsud Limited, London and Sural C.A., Venezuela for Asia.
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Education:
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Bachelor of Commerce, University of Delhi. |
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Various Metal Hedging and management development courses. |
| English/Hindi-
fluent |
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Paul H. Dixon - Bayer Process
Design
Career Profile: Paul has over 30 years experience in the alumina business, having worked with Alcan Group companies in Jamaica, Ireland, Australia and Canada until his retirement in December 2001. His expertise is in Bayer process technology. He has particular experience in the selection of technology and the choice of equipment to bring about optimization of the process plant. He also has much experience reviewing the options for brownfield and greenfield project opportunities.
Major Accomplishments:
| Led in-depth review of Alcan's Canadian alumina business to identify options for bauxite sourcing, process technologies and production tonnage. |
| Led technology selection and process engineering for brownfield projects of alumina refineries in Brazil, India, Jamaica and USA. |
| Responsible for selection of process technologies and preparation of process engineering documentation for the detailed feasibility study phase of the greenfield UTKAL project, India and thereafter supported UTKAL in the review of the scope of all parts of the project in order to freeze same prior to project approval. |
| Responsible for selection of process technologies for the DFR phase of the Weipa Alumina Plant, for the preparation of process engineering documentation, estimation of operating costs and plans for training and start-up of the plant. |
| At Aughinish Alumina was responsible for process development, capital expenditure planning, project engineering, laboratory, safety and environmental groups and the establishment of an occupational health programme.
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Employment History:
| 2003- Consultant, associate of Aluminpro |
| 2001-2002 Senior alumina consultant, Alcan International Ltd. |
| 1999-2001 Process Engineering Manager, Co-operation agreement between Alcan International Ltd. & SNC-Lavalin Inc., Montreal |
| 1992-1999 Senior alumina consultant, Alcan International Ltd. |
| 1990-1992 Process Engineering Manager, Weipa Alumina Project, Australia |
| 1981-1990 Technical Manager from process consultant, Aughinish Alumina Ltd., Ireland |
| 1978-1981 Process consultant, Alcan International Ltd. |
| 1968-1978 Process consultant from process engineer, Alcan Jamaica Company |
| 1962-1968 Process engineer, B.P. Chemicals Ltd., Scotland |
Education:
| B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, King's College, University of Durham |
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David C.W. Donaldson
- Shipping Co. Management & Chartering
Career Profile: As a former president of Alcan Shipping Services, he
brings a wealth of ocean transport experience gained over 40 years,
from Senior Officer to Chartering Manager to overall responsibility for Alcan's
ice-fleet.
Major Accomplishments:
| Responsible for freight management of 8 to 10 million tonnes of raw
materials, including bauxite, alumina, caustic soda, petroleum coke, pitch
and fluorspar. |
| Responsible for management of a $75 million ocean freight budget. |
| Responsible for a fleet of ice-strengthened vessels and outsourcing of ship
management. |
| Responsible for port safety audits worldwide. |
| Provided expertise on all Alcan port studies worldwide. |
| Represented Alcan on the shipping committees of major consortia: QAL,
Aughinish, CBG and MRN. |
Employment History:
| 2000- Consultant |
| 1990-1999 President, Alcan Shipping Services Ltd. |
| 1978-1990 Chartering Manager & Broker, Alcan Shipping
Services |
| 1973-1978 Project Manager & Leader, Alcan Shipping Services |
| 1970-1973 Research Assistant, Alcan Shipping Services |
| 1960-1970 Cadet to Senior Officer, Saguenay Shipping Ltd. |
Education:
| Various management and computer courses. |
| First Class Certificate, HMS Conway, MN training College, Wales. |
| British Chief Officer's Certificate, foreign going vessels, all tonnages |
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B.J. Foster - Alumina Technology &
Engineering
Career Profile: Mr. Foster has 40 years industrial experience with proven ability in the management of production, technical and engineering units.
BJ has over 30 years experience in the alumina industry with Kaiser Aluminum in Gramercy and Alpart, most recently as VP and GM Engineering and Technology before becoming a consultant in late 2002.
He started his alumina career in 1971 and assumed many management and technical roles, including operations manager, technical manager, process development manager and engineering manager. Since 1986 he had overall Engineering and Technical responsibility for the Bauxite and Alumina group of Kaiser worldwide and added responsibility for smelters to this in 2001.
Major Accomplishments:
| Responsible for engineering management of large chemical projects throughout Kaiser system. |
| Responsible for technology and for management of R&D activities of Kaiser alumina & chemicals. |
| Responsible for technical advice and support to all Kaiser alumina and bauxite facilities: Gramercy, QAL, Alpart and Kaiser Jamaica Bauxite Company. |
| With members of his team, designed the replacement unit for the Gramercy refinery with total responsibility for its technology and its start-up. This is a state-of-the-art double-digestion unit capable of processing a variety of bauxites. |
| Acted as chief "trouble-shooter" for the bauxite and alumina plants on technical and operational issues. Recently he assumed temporary responsibility for operation of Alpart and returned it to 100% of capacity following a period when it dropped to 75%. |
Employment History:
| 2003- Consultant, associate of Aluminpro |
| 2001-2002 VP & GM, Engineering & Technology, Kaiser Aluminum
& Chemical, Global Commodities Business Unit |
| 1996-2001 VP & GM, Engineering & Technology, Kaiser Alumina
Technical Services |
| 1992-1995 Director Process Management, Alpart, Jamaica |
| 1971-1992 Operations Manager, Plant Engineering Manager and numerous
technical, engineering & management roles, Gramercy Alumina Plant,
Kaiser |
| 1962-1971 Chemist and laboratory roles at 3 chemical companies. |
Education:
| B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State U. (1971) |
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Phillip Fournet - Environmental -
Aluminum & Chemical
Career Profile: Mr. Fournet has extensive experience in bauxite refining operations, and design and operation of several chemical plants. Positions included production manager in bauxite refining operations and plant manager of chemicals plants. As a corporate environmental manager, represented Kaiser in commenting on and negotiating Federal Guidelines for NPDES permitting for all of it's point source categories, including aluminum, chemical and agricultural chemical. Provided corporate environmental oversight for all of Kaiser's domestic manufacturing facilities. Represented Kaiser's interests on PRP groups for a number of superfund sites and supported legal efforts in recovery of insurance funds for environmental remediation projects.
Major Accomplishments:
| Participated in the successful recovery from insurers of funds expended in remediation of environmentally impaired sites. |
| Participated on Kaiser's behalf with PRP groups conducting remediation of a number of Superfund sites. |
| Supervised significant manufacturing areas in two major bauxite refinery startups. |
| Managed design, startup and operation of several chemical plants |
| Negotiated NPDES guidelines, consent agreements and permits with federal and state agencies. |
| Conducted a number of studies relating to the storing and disposition of spent potliners and bauxite residue.
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Employment History:
| 2003- Consultant, associate of Aluminpro |
| 1991 - Consultant, Environmental Affairs |
| 1974 - 1990 Environmental Manager, Kaiser Corporate Environmental Affairs |
| 1955 - 1973 Operations and Plant Manager, Alumina and Chemicals, Kaiser Aluminum, Gramercy LA |
| 1952 - 1954 Operating Supervisor, Allied Chemical and Dye Corp |
| 1947 - 1951 Process Engineer, Cities Service Refining Corp |
Education:
| BS Chemistry, University of Southwest Louisiana, 1944 |
| BS Chemical Engineering, University of Southwest Louisiana,1946 |
| Continuing ed. studies in Environmental Law and Management |
| English - fluent, French/Italian - fair |
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Brian Gallagher - Supply Chain Management
Career Profile: Supply Chain Management. MBA and engineer with
20 years experience in the aluminium industry and 7 years in the computer and
financial industries. His most recent 10 years were devoted to international
logistics and commercial activities for bauxite and alumina, with expanding
responsibility for the purchase, swapping and hedging of key commodity inputs to
production including fuel oil and caustic soda. His computer systems background
includes a wide variety of design, programming & implementation using
management decision making software, with particular emphasis on financial
forecasting, production costing and logistics planning.
Major Accomplishments:
| Planned and coordinated the international movements of 9 million tonnes of
materials in a global multi-plant environment. Designed a
simulation model to control logistics of bauxite and alumina at mines,
refineries and smelters. |
| Representative on the commercial and/or shipping committees of JV
consortia: MRN, CBG and Aughinish. |
| Developed financial models to evaluate refinery cutbacks. Designed alumina
competitive cost and conversion cost models. |
| Developed tax and financial
consolidation models and sensitivity models to interpret them. |
| Developed a product cost and plant utilization model for a multi-plant,
multi-product operation. |
Employment History:
| 2000- Consultant,
Secretary-Treasurer of Aluminpro |
| 1995-1999 Commercial & Logistics Manager, Alcan Raw Materials |
| 1989-1999 Logistics Manager, Alcan Raw Materials Group |
| 1987-1989 Financial Analyst, Alcan Raw Materials Group |
| 1980-1987 Planner, Financial Forecasting, Alcan Aluminium Ltd. |
| 1978-1980 Systems Marketing Engineer, Control Data Corporation |
| 1975-1977 Senior Business Systems Analyst, Montreal Trust |
| 1972-1975 Industrial Engineer, Bank of Montreal |
Education:
| MBA Concordia University, Montreal |
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