L. Yves Fortier

L. Yves Fortier

"Appointments and election: Director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited effective 25 October 2007. Yves was elected by shareholders in 2008 (notes b, d and e). "Skills and experience: Yves Fortier was Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations from 1988 to 1992. He is chairman and a senior partner of the law firm Ogilvy Renault and was chairman of Alcan from 2002 until 2007."


 * Chairman of Ogilvy Renault since 1992
 * Chairman and director of Alcan Inc. from 2002 until 2007
 * Director of NOVA Chemicals Corporation since 1998
 * Governor of Hudson's Bay Company from 1998 to 2006
 * Director of Royal Bank of Canada from 1992 to 2005
 * Director of Novtel corporation from 1992 to 2005
 * Trustee of the International Accounting Standards Committee from 2000 to 2006
 * Executive Committee, Trilateral Commission