Management Team

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.

Mr. Perron has 25 years of international experience as a finance professional in the manufacturing and technology sector. Prior to joining 5N Plus, Mr. Perron was the Chief Financial Officer and Strategy Manager of Long Carbon Americas, at ArcelorMittal, a world leader in steel and mining. In this role, Mr. Perron was responsible for all countries of the Americas. Mr. Perron holds a B.Com. degree in Accounting from Concordia University, a M.Sc. in Administration, Management and Accounting and a M.B.A. from the University of Sherbrooke and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the United‐States (IL & DE) and Chartered Professional Accountant in the Province of Quebec, Canada.

Mr. Tancell joined 5N Plus with over 20 years of experience across several international regions and industries, including automotive, chemical, minor and precious metals. Prior to joining 5N Plus, Mr. Tancell was Global General Manager of the Electro-Optic Materials Business Unit of Umicore, a global materials technology and recycling group headquartered in Belgium.  Among Mr. Tancell’s chief accomplishments is an outstanding track record for developing high-performing organizations and delivering competitive results across industries, environments and geographies.  Prior to joining Umicore in 2008, Mr. Tancell held various positions at Ford Motor Company and Johnson Matthey.  Mr. Tancell holds a BSc in Environmental Chemistry and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Plymouth, United Kingdom.

Mr. Dubois is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in B2B sales, marketing, commercial and strategy, with a strong track record of successfully implementing go-to market strategies on multiple continents in the metals, engineering plastics and electricity industries. He joined 5N Plus in 2022 from ABB where for the last three years he held the role of Vice President, Group Head of Sustainability, based out of Zurich, Switzerland. Prior to that, he spent 16 years with Rio Tinto where he held various commercial, marketing and strategic development leadership roles. Mr. Dubois is a graduate of Grenoble École de Management, in addition to having completed an Executive MBA from HEC Paris.