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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Bauxite Resources Limited Chairman Barry Carbon AM announces that he will retire from all positions with the Company effective 9 August 2013. The Board and Management of Bauxite Resources wish to express its sincere thanks to Mr Carbon for his significant contribution to the Company during his...
The Aluminum Association has hired Joe Quinn as its new vice president of public affairs, effective July 15. Quinn’s responsibilities will include overseeing the association’s policy communications, advocacy strategies and media relations. Prior to joining the Aluminum Association, Quinn served as...
Roy Harvey has been appointed chief operating officer for Alcoa's Global Primary Products (GPP) and will focus on the day-to-day operations at the aluminium giant's 22 aluminum smelters and nine alumina refineries worldwide. Harvey, a member of Alcoa's Executive Council, will also oversee the...
Ansuman Das, who was holding the additional charge of chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), took over as full-time CMD of the company on Friday. Das graduated in mechanical engineering from REC, Rourkela (now NIT) in 1976, and did his MBA from...
US aluminium producer Alcoa has promoted global primary products (GPP) CFO Roy Harvey to COO for the company's business effective immediately, where he would focus on the day-to-day operations of Alcoa's 22 aluminium smelters and nine alumina refineries worldwide, as well as bauxite assets in...
The Aluminum Association announced today the hiring of Joe Quinn as the Vice President of Public Affairs, effective July 15. Quinn will oversee the policy communications, advocacy strategies and media relations for the trade group. Prior to joining the Aluminum Association, Quinn served as Vice...
The London Metal Exchange appointed Andrew Caplan, head of Glencore Xstrata Plc’s aluminum division, to its aluminum committee, according to the bourse’s website. Sam Hainsworth of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) also was named to the panel, which is scheduled to hold its next meeting Oct. 9. The LME...
Aditya Birla Group flagship Hindalco Industries has named Satish Pai as the next chief executive officer of its aluminium business in India, a senior company executive told ET. Pai, 51, executive vice-president at American oil field services major Schlumberger, will take up his new assignment from...
Arianne Phosphate Inc. appoints Brian Kenny as company's new CEO. Brian Kenny is a seasoned project development executive, having most recently overseen the development and completion of the 7B$ EMAL smelter project in Abu Dhabi and directed more than $10 billion in development projects in Saudi...
Bhoruka Aluminium, announced that Rajat Agarwal, Executive Director, has stepped down from the board of directors of the company due to his pre-occupations and has accordingly submitted his resignation dated June 17, 2013. The board of directors, at its meeting held on June 20, has accepted his...
Alba’s Chief Executive Officer, Tim Murray announced that Amin Sultan has been appointed as the company’s new Power Station Director with immediate effect. Mr. Sultan’s responsibilities will include overseeing power maintenance and projects along with power operations and utilities at Alba’s...
The Board of Directors of LB Aluminium Berhad ("LBALUM") announced that Executive Chairman Datuk Leow Chong Howa has resigned as a member of the Nomination Committee of LBALUM and Independent Non-Executive Director Mr. Wong Kang Juat was appointed as a member of the Nomination Committee to fill the...
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), owner of the world's fourth-largest aluminium smelter, has appointed Ali al-Baqali as chief financial officer, the state-controlled company said in a statement on Tuesday. Baqali joined Alba in 1998 and had been acting chief finance and supply officer since October 2012,...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. continues to focus on meeting its growth targets despite tough LME market prices, according to a statement issued by the Chairman of Alba's Board of Directors, Mahmood Hashim Al Kooheji. The statement was made following the second quarterly meeting for the year 2013 held on...
Martin Abbott quit as chief of the London Metal Exchange, six months after triumphantly steering a sale to Hong Kong owners of the world’s biggest marketplace for materials such as copper and zinc. While admirers and critics credit him for persuading the 137-year old London institution’s fractious...
Orbite’s Board of Directors recently adopted a majority voting policy pursuant to which, the proxy forms for the election of directors will permit the shareholders of the Corporation to vote in favour of or to withhold from voting for each director nominee separately. The Chair of the Board will...
Bharat Aluminium Company, a Vedanta Group company, announced on 2 June it has appointed Ramesh Nair as its Chief Executive Officer replacing Gunjan Gupta. Ramesh Nair has over 20 years' experience in the metals industry and has worked in the group for 11 years in multiple functions before assuming...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. ( Alba )'s Chief Executive, Tim Murray announced the appointment of Khalid A. Latif as the new Engineering Manager. Mr. A.Latif has been with Alba since 1989 when he joined as trainee technician in Power Maintenance . He was promoted to supervisory level in the same...
