7th Jun 2006 15:54
Rexam PLC07 June 2006 Rexam appoints new non executive director Rexam, the global consumer packaging company and the world's leading beveragecan maker, announces that Jean-Pierre Rodier is today joining the Rexam Board asan independent non executive director. Jean-Pierre, who is 59, was Chairman and Chief Executive of Pechiney, theinternational aluminium and packaging group, from 1994 to 2003 when Pechineymerged with Alcan. Prior to that he was Chief Executive of Union Miniere, aBelgian subsidiary of the Groupe Suez, and Chairman and Chief Executive ofMetalEurop France. He has also held various positions in the French Ministry ofIndustry. Jean-Pierre is a French national and Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur. Hestudied engineering at the Ecole Polytechnique and specialised later at theEcole Nationale Superieure des Mines in Paris. He is currently Senior Advisor toCorporate Value Associates, an advisor to CVC Capital Partners and Chairman ofEntreprises et Personnel, an association of major French companies that focuseson strategic human resources issues. Commenting on the appointment, Rolf Borjesson, Rexam's chairman, said: "Jean-Pierre's international experience, along with his intimate knowledge of the packaging and aluminium industries from his time with Pechiney, will be ofenormous benefit to the Board and to Rexam. We look forward to him working withus as we pursue our strategy for growth." 7 June 2006 EnquiriesLars Emilson, Chief Executive +44 20 7227 4100Andrew Mills, Group Communications Director Financial DynamicsRichard Mountain +44 20 7269 7121 Rexam is a leading global consumer packaging company and the largest beveragecan maker in the world. Our vision is to be the leading global consumerpackaging company. We are business partners to many of the world's most famousand successful consumer brands as well as young, entrepreneurial start-ups. Weoffer a broad range of packaging services and solutions for differentindustries, using different materials and technologies. We have some 23,000people in more than 20 countries. Three things characterise us - leadership inour industry, our commitment to innovation and our passion to deliverexceptional value. Rexam has an ongoing turnover of approximately £3.2 billionand is a member of the FTSE 100. Rexam's ordinary shares are listed with the UKListing Authority and trade on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol REX.For further information, visit Rexam's web site at www.rexam.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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