President, Novelis North America
Jean-Marc Germain is president of Novelis North America, an operating segment of Novelis Inc. In this capacity, which he assumed in May 2008, Mr. Germain leads all aspects of the company's North American activities in aluminum sheet and light gauge products for the beverage, automotive, construction, packaging and general purpose industrial goods markets. In addition, the business operates a large recycling operation that transforms recycled aluminum into starter stock for new applications.
Mr. Germain also retains responsible for developing and coordinating Novelis' global strategy in the can market, including recycling and promotion.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Germain held the position of vice president, global can. In this role, he lead the global can strategy as well as the Can Product business unit in North America. Prior to this appointment in January 2007, Mr. Germain served in the position of Vice President & General Manager, Light Gauge Business Unit.
In 2005, Mr. Germain joined Novelis as part of its spin-off from Alcan Inc., where he had been responsible for the Light Gauge products in North America since mid-2004. Previously, he had served a a member of Alcan's Integration Leadership Team associated with the company's 2004 acquisition of Pechiney. Mr. Germain held a number of executive positions with Pechiney from 1998 to 2004, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Foil and Specialties Division. Prior to that, he held positions with GE Capital in France and a number of international posts with Bain & Company.
Mr. Germain is a director of Coca-Cola Recycling LLC. He is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique, Paris.
