Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> December 8, 2008

Jacques L’ecuyer – 5n Plus Inc. (vnp:tsx)

JACQUES L'ECUYER is one of the founders of 5N Plus Inc. and has been the company's President and Chief Executive Officer since its inception in June 2000. Prior to that, Mr. L'Ecuyer had been Director of the Advanced Materials division of Noranda Inc. Mr. L'Ecuyer holds BS and MS degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal and a PhD degree in Materials Science from the University of Birmingham in England. He has 20 years of experience in metallurgy. Profile
TWST: We would like to begin with a brief historical sketch of the company and a

picture of the things you're doing at the present time.

Mr. L'Ecuyer: Basically our company goes back to