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Chairman, chief executive officer, and president, Alcoa

Nationality: Brazilian.

Born: June 23, 1943, in Meknes, Morocco.

Education: Universidade MacKenzie, BA, 1965.

Family: Married Haydee (maiden name unknown; a philanthropist); children: at least two.

Career: BASF, 1965–1969, accountant; Alcoa Aluminio (Brazilian subsidiary of Alcoa Inc.), 1969–1982, financial planner; 1979–1994, president; Alcoa Inc., 1982, vice president; 1991–1994, president of Latin American operations; 1994, executive vice president; 1995, vice chairman; 1997–1999, president and COO; 1999–2001, CEO and president; 2001–, chairman, CEO, and president.

Awards: Person of the Year, America, Brazilian American...