Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda was honored by the Asia Society this week for his environmental leadership, including Alcoa's progress to reduce GHG emissions and address global warming. In accepting the award, Mr.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda was elected to the IBM board of directors, effective July 29, 2008. Alain Belda is chairman of Alcoa. Mr.

Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda joined 99 global business leaders last week in calling for the Group of 8 (G8) leaders to take the lead on climate change and to commit to halving emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050.

By Rick Stouffer Klaus Kleinfeld, who joined Alcoa Inc. nine months ago, on Thursday was elected by the world's third largest aluminum maker as its new chief executive, replacing Alain Belda, who turns 65 in June.

By DANIEL LOVERING PITTSBURGH - Alcoa Inc. ushered in earnings season by reporting a 3 percent profit rise despite slumping revenue, as the aluminum producer's sale of a stake in a Chinese aluminum company helped lift results.