RUTH MACK TO RUN ALCOA PACKAGING AND CONSUMER BUSINESS

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RUTH MACK TO RUN ALCOA PACKAGING AND CONSUMER BUSINESS
12 November 2004 - Alcoa

Alcoa announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Ruth J. Mack, 49, a vice president of Alcoa and Group President of Packaging and Consumer Products effective immediately. She succeeds William E. Leahey (Jr), 54, who recently retired.

Ms Mack had been president of Alcoa Consumer Products, the Alcoa business responsible for well-known brands such as Reynolds Wrap aluminium foil, Reynolds Plastics Wrap, Reynolds Cut-Rite Wax Paper and BacoFoil in the UK. Her successor has not yet been named.

In her new position, Ms Mack assumes accountability for all of Alcoa's packaging businesses - consumer, flexible, food service and protective packaging, as well as Alcoa KAMA, the world's largest producer of light gauge material for the thermoforming industry, and the company's closures and graphics businesses. Alcoa's Packaging and Consumer Products group has approximately $3.2 billion in revenues and will be based in New York City, USA.

Mario Longhi, 50, who runs the company's Global Extruded and End Products business will now also oversee Alcoa Home Exteriors, the company's residential building products business.

Separately, the Alcoa Board of Directors elected Helmut W. Wieser, 51, a vice president of Alcoa. He is head of the company's North American and European Mill Products organizations. In addition, Bernt Reitan, 56, and Paul Thomas, 48, were both elected executive vice presidents of Alcoa. Reitan runs Alcoa's global Primary Products businesses, and Thomas was recently named to a new post responsible for People, ABS and Culture.

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About: Alcoa
Alcoa is a leading producer of primary aluminium, fabricated aluminium and alumina and is active in all major aspects of the industry. It serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production, and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses as a single solution to customers. The company has 120 000 employees in 41 countries.

In addition to aluminium products and components, Alcoa also makes and markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap, Alcoa wheels, and Baco household wraps. Among its other businesses are vinyl siding, closures, fastening systems, precision castings, and electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks.

Alcoa makes a very sustainable product: almost 70% of the aluminium ever produced is still in use, equalling 480 million tonnes of a total 690 million tonnes manufactured since 1886.

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