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Evans targets stability at Constellium
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Downstream aluminum producer Constellium is making progress in its search for a new chief executive officer and expects to name a permanent replacement by the second quarter of next year, interim chairman and chief executive officer Richard B. Evans told AMM.
“The board unanimously came to me and asked if I would consider this interim role because of the impending departure of Christel. The request of my colleagues prompted me to do it,” Evans said of the decision to accept the temporary post, noting that the stint should only last a few months.
“I think we will probably be able to find and announce a permanent CEO definitely by the second quarter (of) 2012,” he said in an interview with AMM.
In his temporary role, Evans said his No. 1 priority is to stabilize the organization, which has been through a rocky couple of months following the departures of Bories and chief financial officer James Gelly, as well as a change on the board of directors. Gelly left mid-November and has been temporarily replaced by Tom White,...
“The board unanimously came to me and asked if I would consider this interim role because of the impending departure of Christel. The request of my colleagues prompted me to do it,” Evans said of the decision to accept the temporary post, noting that the stint should only last a few months.
“I think we will probably be able to find and announce a permanent CEO definitely by the second quarter (of) 2012,” he said in an interview with AMM.
In his temporary role, Evans said his No. 1 priority is to stabilize the organization, which has been through a rocky couple of months following the departures of Bories and chief financial officer James Gelly, as well as a change on the board of directors. Gelly left mid-November and has been temporarily replaced by Tom White,...
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