Marc Carette

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Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA​)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Overview

Marc Carette is the Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA). His expertise lies in commercial strategy, business analysis, and market entry, honed over seven years at Rio Tinto and time with Boston Consulting Group. He holds an Honors Business Administration degree from the Ivey Business School.

He has extensive international experience, having worked in Singapore and Montreal and led market intelligence in emerging economies across the MENA region early in his career. This global perspective is a key asset in his strategic roles.

Unique fact: A recycling initiative he began championing four years ago while at Rio Tinto in Montreal has recently been launched by the company.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

Demanding

Features Driven

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.  They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.

Topics They Care About

Critical Minerals
He is a confirmed speaker for the Fastmarkets International Critical Minerals and Metals Summit in September 2025, showing active involvement in the sector.
Aluminium Recycling
He shared his happiness about a recycling idea he started four years prior at Rio Tinto finally coming to fruition, indicating a long-standing passion for the topic.
Commercial Strategy
His career includes multiple senior roles focused on commercial and group strategy for global mining companies like Rio Tinto and EGA.

Media Appearances

Marc has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2024
Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA​)
6-2023 - 8-2024
Head of Commercial Strategy and Business Analysis at Rio Tinto
10-2021 - 6-2023
General Manager, Commercial Strategy at Rio Tinto
5-2020 - 10-2021
General Manager, Aluminium Group Strategy at Rio Tinto
8-2018 - 4-2020
Senior Manager, Strategy and Business Analysis, Aluminium Joint Ventures at Rio Tinto

Education

HBA from Ivey Business School at Western University
Bachelor of Administrative and Commercial Studies from Western University

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Exp : 19 Location : Dubai, United Arab Emirates Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA​)
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Insights For Selling To Marc

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Marc is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Marc

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Marc move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Marc take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Marc

Personality Compatibility


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