Mr. Jacques was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of 5N Plus Inc., effective March 18, 2022, and has been Interim President and CEO since December 1, 2021. He is the former Managing Director of Rio Tinto Aluminium, where he led more than 6,000 employees in five countries. Prior to that, he was Chief Commercial Officer for Rio Tinto Aluminium and was responsible for all commercial and marketing activities worldwide. This included developing long-term relationship with key customers in the automotive and consumer goods markets, with targeted R&D efforts in collaboration with customers. Mr. Jacques served as Chairman of the International Aluminium institute, of the Canadian Aluminium Association and of Halco Mining. He was Director of the European Aluminium Association and of the American Aluminum Association, Vice-chairman of Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée, Director of the owner committee of Aluminerie de Bécancour and Director of Elysis. He has a degree in chemical engineering from Université Laval and completed a Leadership and Strategy program at the London Business School in England.