Michael D. Garcia
Age: 59
Director since 2020
Term expires in 2026
Committee Memberships:
• Compensation and Personnel
• Executive
• Operations (Chair)
Summary: Mr. Garcia brings to our Board extensive operational leadership in heavy industrial industries. Mr. Garcia has been the Chief Executive Officer with Algoma Steel Group Inc., since June 2022. Mr. Garcia was President of the Pulp and Paper Division of Domtar Corporation from April 2014 to January 2021. Prior to joining Domtar, Mr. Garcia was the Chief Executive Officer at EVRAZ Highveld Steel & Vanadium Co., in South Africa. Mr. Garcia has more than 25 years of international management experience in paper, steel, and aluminum manufacturing and marketing. Mr. Garcia has served on the Board of Directors of Algoma Steel Group Inc., since June 2022. He has been a Director of IPL and WPL since 2020.
Skills and Qualifications: strategic leadership; financial acumen/literacy; operations; customer perspective; public policy and regulatory; human capital management; risk management; technology systems; environmental and safety.