Novelis names Chris Courts as Senior Vice President, General Counsel

On 22^nd January 2021, the global leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, Novelis Inc., has publicized the name of Chris Courts as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Compliance Officer. In this role, Courts will have responsibility for all legal matters across the company and serve on the company's Executive Committee.

Chris Courts has over 15 years of experience with Novelis, where he most recently served in this role in an interim capacity since March 2020. Before that, Courts served as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel. During his tenure, he has held a series of leadership positions in the legal department, including overseeing intellectual property, contracts management, securities, compliance, governance, corporate secretary, as well as mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.

Steve Fisher, President and CEO, Novelis Inc., said "Chris' expansive experience across Novelis has prepared him to excel in leading the organization's legal function. Not only is he an expert in his field, but Chris is also incredibly knowledgeable of the aluminium industry. I am extremely confident in his capabilities as a leader and believe he will continue to provide impeccable strategic legal guidance to our executive team and the business as a whole."

Courts served as Senior Corporate Counsel for Aquila, Inc. before joining at Novelis. He began his career as a corporate associate at the law firm of Husch Blackwell LLP.

Chris earned both a bachelor's degree in finance and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa.