Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world's largest aluminium smelter on one site, is pleased to announce the recent promotions of S. Abbas S. Baqer to Manager Calciner & Marine and Ali Aseeri to Manager Engineering & Projects. Since joining Alba in 1989 as a Vocational Trainee, S. Abbas S. Baqer...
Vedanta Aluminium veteran Rajiv Kumar has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Jindal Steel after completing a successful stint as Chief Executive Officer of Vedanta Aluminium. Kumar, who brings more than three decades of experience in the metals and mining industry, will now oversee the...
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Rio Tinto has appointed Alfredo Barrios as chief executive of its Aluminium business. He will succeed Jacynthe Cote who will leave the business for personal reasons to pursue other interests. Alfredo will assume the role on 1 June 2014 and join the Executive Committee on this date. He will be based...
The Corporate Assembly in Norsk Hydro ASA on Tuesday approved Dag Mejdell as new chair of the Board of Directors and one new member of the company's Board of Directors, Irene Rummelhoff. Terje Vareberg resigns from the Board of Directors and will be replaced by Dag Mejdell as new chair of the Board...
Bahrain-based Gulf Aluminum Rolling Mill Company (Garmco), a leading downstream aluminium facility in the Middle East, has announced key appointments as part of its restructuring strategy. Hilmar Leimbach is the company's new chief financial officer, Mark Lewis is named senior engineering manager...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. (“Orbite” or the “Company”) today announced that Mr. Shaun Usmar has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors as an independent member, effective immediately. Mr. Usmar currently is a Managing Partner at Magris Resources Inc., a company whose purpose is to acquire,...
Alcoa Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Klaus Kleinfeld was named CEO of the Year at the 2014 Platts Global Metals Awards ceremony held today in London. The recognition caps off a transformational year for Alcoa, as it pivots from a commodity-centric focus to become a diversified lightweight...
Bauxite Resources Limited advises that it has received a notice dated 19 May 2014 ("Notice") from Scarborough Equities Pty Ltd ("Scarborough") requisitioning a meeting of shareholders of the Company under section 249D of the Corporations Act 2001(Cth) ("Act") to consider, and if thought fit, to...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. announced today it has filled a key position at its Cap-Chat HPA production plant with the hiring of Mr. Bruno Bibeau as Plant Manager. In a career spanning over 30 years, Mr. Bibeau has developed a deep expertise and successful track record in technical operations and plant...
Orbite Aluminae Inc.today announced changes to the composition of its Board of Directors, whereby Claude Lamoureux, independent member of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee will assume the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors. Additionally, Mr. Glenn Kelly, the Company’s President and...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba), a leading aluminium producer in the Middle East, reinforced its commitment to support employee development and professional growth with the recent promotion of more than 600 employees across all levels in the plant. The promotions - for the period of 2013 and Q1 2014...
Novelis has announced a leadership change at Novelis PAE in Voreppe, France. Marc Bosch has been appointed Vice President, Novelis PAE, effective May 1. In this role, Mr Bosch will assume overall responsibility for all Novelis PAE activities. Mr Bosch has more than 20 years leadership experience in...
During its 2014 convention and exposition, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) elected four new national officers, three directors-at-large, and one associate director to its board, all of whom will serve two-year terms ending in 2016. Among those elected is Doug Kramer of Kramer...
The U.S. Association of Women in the Metal Industries (AWMI) has named Sapa’s Carol Chizmar as recipient of its 2013 International Member of the Year Award. The announcement was made on April 11 at AWMI’s International Board of Directors meeting. Chizmar, who is AWMI’s International Membership...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) announced the results of the annual election of officers and directors at the 65th Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference on March 19, 2014 in Coral Gables, Florida. Richard A. Merluzzi, CEO of Pennex Aluminum Company in Wellsville, Pennsylvania, was re-elected...
The Aluminum Association announced today the addition of Blaylock Industries to its roster of member companies. In addition, Anthony Ashe, Vice President Commercial, Sales & Marketing at Alcoa, was added to the Association’s Board of Directors. The announcements were made during the Aluminum...
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) presented Rand Baldwin, AEC President, its coveted Distinguished Service Award during the Volunteer Recognition Banquet on March 20, 2014 at the AEC Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference held in Coral Gables, Florida . Rick Merluzzi, AEC Chairman, said, “In...
State Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan has named former director of PT Aneka Tambang as the president director of PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum). "Winardi was confirmed as the new president director of PT Inalum in a shareholders meeting several days ago. The post transfer will be done on...
Pål Kildemo has been appointed Head of Investor Relations in Norsk Hydro ASA and will, effective May 1, be responsible for Hydro's contact with investors and financial markets. He will report to Executive Vice President and CFO Eivind Kallevik. Kildemo joined Hydro's graduate program in 2008 in...
Alcoa today announced that Glenn Miller has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer of its Global Rolled Products (GRP) business effective May 1. He succeeds Judy Schrecker who will retire from Alcoa after 34 years of service. Miller will be responsible for managing all aspects of the global GRP...
