Nathanael V. Davis

1915--2005
Nathanial Davis was the Alcan guy.
Man of principles: His principles, unwritten at first, were incorporated into a formal manifesto in 1978, representing one of the earliest forerunners to present-day corporate codes of conduct.

Right. American, Pittsburg.
Went to Harvard; LSE;
1939 he joined Alcan--worked on War time shipments of Aluminum to American buyers.
Was an officer in the US Navy in the Pacific.

1947-- succeeded his father as president of Alcan. Ah. So. That's something there.
Increased demand for Aluminum.

1950 Made giant smelter in NW BC.
Kitimat Kemano project.
More on it Here:



Modernized Alcan's smelter in QC.
upped production.

Made it huge.
Got the Bauxite out of Jamaica. And other countries.
Made lots of money.

Philanthropist Alcan. lots of places.