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Our People |
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Methanex is a truly global enterprise with an international management team that has guided its growth since Methanex was incorporated in 1992. |
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BRUCE
AITKEN
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Bruce Aitken of Vancouver,
Canada was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer
of Methanex in May 2004. During his long career with
Methanex he has held numerous other positions including
President and Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice
President, Asia Pacific (based in New Zealand). Mr.
Aitken is also a director of Enerkem, a start-up company that manufactures renewable methanol. Mr. Aitken has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Auckland University, New Zealand.
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IAN
CAMERON
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and CFO
As Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
and CFO, Ian Cameron is focused on developing and implementing
strategies that support the Company's
business and strategic goals. Mr. Cameron's responsibilities also include finance, corporate analysis and valuation, transactions and project development. Mr. Cameron has played a key
role in implementing the Company's core strategy of
global leadership, operational excellence and low cost since its early beginnings in 1993. |
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JOHN
FLOREN
Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Logistics
Methanex's Senior Vice President,
Global Marketing and Logistics, appointed June 2005, oversees four regional
marketing offices as well as Methanex's wholly owned
shipping subsidiary, Waterfront Shipping. Mr. Floren joined
Methanex in 2000 and transitioned to Director, Marketing
and Logistics for North America in May 2002. |
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JOHN
K. GORDON
Senior Vice President, Corporate Resources
John Gordon, Senior Vice President, Corporate Resources,
has been with Methanex for more than 15 years. During
that time, leading human resource management consultants
have benchmarked the company's Human Resource practices
in the top quartile of high quality organizations. In
striving to be the best, Methanex is now viewed as an
employer-of-choice in all of the markets in which it
competes for talent. Mr. Gordon ensures that the HR
strategic planning model is directly linked with Methanex's
business strategies of global leadership, operational
excellence and low cost. |
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MICHAEL
MACDONALD
Senior Vice President, Global Operations
Drawing upon almost 30 years
of chemical industry experience with Methanex and its
predecessor companies, Michael Macdonald, Senior Vice
President, Global Operations is responsible for overseeing global manufacturing strategy and operations as well as manufacturing-related projects and technical support for implementing new production facilities. |
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RANDY
MILNER
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary
As Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Randy Milner is responsible
for leading and directing the legal affairs of Methanex.
He also ensures that the company's world-wide commercial
activities are lawfully carried out and that the various
risks which the company faces are fully understood and
managed. Mr. Milner is also responsible for managing
the governance needs of the company and its subsidiaries.
Mr. Milner has been with the legal department since
1995. |
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PAUL
SCHIODTZ
Senior Vice President, Latin America
Paul Schiodtz was appointed Senior Vice President, Latin
America in January 2006. This position provides leadership
to Methanex’s Latin America region. With Methanex
since 1999, Mr. Schiodtz’s prior position was
Director, Finance, Latin America. A mechanical engineer,
Mr. Schiodtz holds Masters of Science degrees in Management
and Operations Research from MIT. He has worked in Canada,
Chile and the United States. |
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HARVEY
WEAKE
Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific
As Senior Vice President, Asia
Pacific, Harvey Weake is focused on developing business
opportunities for Methanex in the Asia Pacific region.
He also manages the Company’s manufacturing
assets in New Zealand. Mr. Weake's
more than 25 years experience in the manufacturing sector
of the petrochemical and oil industry covers substantial
organizational restructuring, operational management
and leadership, global networking within manufacturing
and project leadership. |
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This page was last updated
on August 30, 2011. |
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