Alba reinforces Bahrainisation with key managerial appointments
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 joins Jindal Steel as COO
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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Aleris restructures leadership of its global recycling business
Aleris has restructured the leadership of its global recycling business following the depature of executive vice president Alan Dick who was also chief executive officer of global recycling. Terrence J Hogan, senior vice president and general manager of recycling and specification alloys...
Bright Packaging Industry Bhd shares jumped to their highest
Bright Packaging Industry Bhd shares jumped to their highest in more than 10 years on Wednesday on news that the aluminium-foil packaging material manufacturer may see a change in its board and management. Bright Packaging rose as much as seven sen or 4% to RM1.90, the highest since May 2002,...
Bauxite Resources Limited appoints new acting CEO
Bauxite Resources Ltd has appointed Sam Middlemas Acting CEO following the recent departure of Scott Donaldson. The process of appointing a permanent CEO continues and Mr Middlemas will remain until a permanent appointment is made which is expected to take place in the near future. Mr Middlemas was...
S C Padhy takes charge as new director (HR) of NALCO
S.C. Padhy assumed office as the new director (HR) at National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), one country's largest aluminium companies, on Thursday. Prior to this assignment, Mr Padhy was with Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) as the director (personnel). A post graduate in Labour and Social...
Change of CFO in Hydro
Eivind Kallevik has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro ASA. The appointment of Kallevik, currently head of Finance in Hydro's Bauxite & Alumina business area, will become effective from February 15, 2013. "Kallevik has...
Govt terminates services of A K Srivastava as Nalco chairman
The government has terminated the services of state-owned Nalco’s suspended Chairman and Managing Director, A K Srivastava with effect from December 11, the company today said. “The President of India has terminated the services of Abhay Kumar Srivastava as chairman-cum-managing director (under...
AMC Appoints Principal Financial Advisor
Alliance Mining Commodities Limited, has appointed HCF International Advisers Limited as Principal Financial Advisor to the Company. HCF’s mandate is to advise on the raising of equity and project financing to advance the development of the Project. Of particular focus for HCF will be the...
Century Aluminum names new Board of Directors
Century Aluminum Company CENX announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer Michael A. Bless was elected tothe Company's board of directors. Mr. Bless joined Century in January 2006 as its Chief FinancialOfficer. In February 2012, he was elected as the Company's Presidentand Chief...
Bhoruka Aluminium appoints Sunil Kumar B.G as scrutinizer for postal ballot process
Bhoruka Aluminium Ltd has informed BSE that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on November 29, 2012, inter alia, has approved the following:1. Approved the Postal ballot notice and process to seek approval of the members of the Company under Section 293(1)(a) of the Companies...
SouthGobi Resources CFO quits
Mongolia-focused coal miner SouthGobi Resources on Monday said its CFO Matthew O'Kane had resigned, two months after it fired its CEO following Aluminium Corp of China (Chalco) dropping a $926-million bid and the company’s stock taking a beating since its mining licences were suspended in April....
The Aluminum Association Elects New Leaders At Annual Meeting
The Aluminum Association's membership re-elected four members of the Board of Directors per the work of the Association's Nominating Committee chaired by Tony Farraj, Commercial Vice President for Global Can Sheet at Alcoa. The Association elected Jean Simon, President and Chief Executive Officer,...
Senior Project Manager for Sapa's North American Technical Center Appointed
Officials at Sapa Extrusions North America announce that Alex Chen, Ph.D., has been appointed to senior project engineer of Sapa’s North American Technical Center. A specialist in thermal science and analysis, Chen brings extensive experience to Sapa’s technical expertise in the design and...
'Warnig to head aluminium giant Rusal's Russian business
Warnig's promotion marks only the latest step up the ladder of major Russian business for the former Dresdner Bank Group member. The 57-year-old already serves as managing director of the Nord Stream AG's operator of Russia's new Baltic Sea natural gas pipeline to Germany that was unveiled last...
Aluminium Bahrain names Murray as new CEO
Aluminium Bahrain, which owns the world's fourth-largest aluminium smelter, has named Tim Murray as its chief executive officer, the company said in a statement on Thursday. Murray, who previously served as Alba's chief finance and supply officer, will succeed Laurent Schmitt from Oct. 1, the...
Southgobi CEO fired after Chalco drops takeover bid
SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (SGQ), which mines steelmaking coal in Mongolia, fired Chief Executive Officer Alexander Molyneux, effective immediately, eight days after Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. dropped its C$925 million ($949 million) takeover bid. Molyneux will be replaced by Ross Tromans, the...
Alcoa promotes its top leaders
Alcoa recently announced promotions for three top leaders at Alcoa Warrick Operations. Ed Hemmersbach, who previously served as the facility’s Location Manager for its packaging business unit at Warrick Operations, has been named the Vice President of Operations, Alcoa Global Packaging-North...
Aleris Names Shannon Bennett Vice President, Communications
Aleris today named Shannon Bennett vice president, Communications. Bennett will have responsibility for all internal and external global communications strategy, brand and reputation management. Shannon was most recently vice president, corporate communications and public affairs at Supervalu Inc.,...
Aleris Names New Vice President, Communications
Aluminum producer Aleris has named Shannon Bennett vice president of communications. Bennett will have responsibility for all internal and external global communications strategy, including brand and reputation management. Shannon was most recently vice president, corporate communications and...
