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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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation appoints senior executive Officers
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation today announced that the Company's board of directors has appointed the following members of the Company's senior management team as executive officers of the Company. 1. Peter Bunin as Senior Vice President – Operations: Mr. Bunin has responsibility for the Company's...
Greg Baxter Leaves Rio Tinto Alcan For Glencore
Greg Baxter has left Rio Tinto Alcan, a subsidiary of U.K.-listed miner Rio Tinto PLC (RIO), to join the alumina team of Swiss-based Glencore International PLC (GLEN.LN), industry sources told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday. Baxter will start work at Glencore Sept. 1, the sources said. It is not known...
Christian Jepsen to Join Alcoa as Vice President
Alcoa announced today that Christian Jepsen will join Alcoa as Vice President, Corporate Development this summer. He will be responsible for developing and implementing Alcoa's portfolio growth strategies, including merger and acquisition, and divestiture activities. Jepsen will also serve on the...
Quanex Building Products Corporation Announces Departure of Nichols Aluminum President
Quanex Building Products Corporation today announced that Thomas A. Brackmann, President of Nichols Aluminum, is no longer with the company. Quanex is a leading manufacturer of engineered materials, components and systems serving domestic and international window and door OEMs through its...
Aluminum Association appoints new Vice President
John Weritz has been named Vice President of Standards and Technology at the Aluminum Association, effective July 9. In this role Weritz will be responsible for the development and maintenance of industry standards for alloys, aluminum alloy/temper products, and structural applications. He will...
John Weritz Named Vice President of Standards and Technology at the Aluminum Association
John Weritz has been named Vice President of Standards and Technology at the Aluminum Association, effective July 9th, Heidi Brock, President of the Aluminum Association, announced today. In this role Weritz will be responsible for the development and maintenance of industry standards for alloys,...
Novelis' Steve Fisher named CFO of the Year
Novelis Inc., the Atlanta-based world leader in rolled aluminium products and can recycling, announced today that its senior vice president and chief financial officer, Steve Fisher, has been named Atlanta's CFO of the Year by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The Atlanta-based business publication...
Alba announces structural and management changes
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has announced new changes to the company’s management structure and appointed Basem Al Sharqi as the chief support functions officer (CSFO), reiterating its commitment to strengthening the organisational performance. Both changes will take effect as of June 3, a statement...
Ess Dee Aluminium appoints B K Pansari as MD
Ess Dee Aluminium, one of the country's leading aluminium foil producers, has appointed Mr Bijoy Kumar Pansari as the managing director of the company. Mr Pansari, a stalwart in the industry, has worked as the Group President of Sterlite Industries from 1998 to 2007, where he was instrumental in...
First Bauxite Corporation Announces Appointment of New Director and Option Grant
First Bauxite Corporation announces that it has further strengthened its Board of Directors with the appointment of Mr. John W. Hick as a Director and Chairman. Mr. Ioannis (Yannis) Tsitos has stepped down from the position of Interim Chairman to enable Mr. Hick to assume the Chairman role, but...
Ron Barin Elected Alcoa Vice President
Alcoa AA -1.09% announced today that Ron Barin has been elected a Vice President and an officer of the company. He is also Chief Investment Officer, Pension Investments, overseeing the investment of $15 billion of assets for Alcoa's retirement benefits plans and the Alcoa Foundation. "Ron's...
Orbite Appoints Michael Hanley and Jean-Sebastien David to Its Board of Directors
Orbite Aluminae Inc (the "Company") is pleased to announce two new appointments to its Board of Directors, adding Michael Hanley and Jean-Sebastien David as independent Board members. These appointments take effect immediately. "These additions strengthen the Board's governance and enable continued...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. updates on its Key Appointments and Recent Business Developments
Orbite Aluminae Inc. CA:ORT +6.67% (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its management team. The Company is also proud to announce that it has added another patent to its intellectual property portfolio and has filed five new patent applications. In addition,...
International Aluminium Institute Appoints Alumina Limited CEO John Bevan as Chairman
John Bevan, CEO of Alumina Limited, has been appointed Chairman of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) at its 81st Board of Directors meeting, held in Abu Dhabi on 30 April. The IAI Board and Annual General Meeting are being held in Abu Dhabi to coincide with the 17th World Aluminium...
Novelis Announces New Leadership Appointments
Novelis Inc., the world's leading producer of premium aluminum rolled products, announced today three leadership moves that will further drive the company's growth strategy. Jack Clark has been appointed Chief Technical Officer; Shashi Maudgal has been appointed Senior Vice President and President...
Former Sebi chairman M Damodaran joins Hindalco board as independent director
Former Sebi Chairman M Damodaran has joined the Hindalco Industries Board as an independent additional director, the aluminium maker said in a regulatory filing today. The existing 10-member Board of the Aditya Birla Group flagship is chaired by Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla. The appointment...
Aluminum Association Elects Three to Board
The Aluminum Association has elected three new members to its board of directors. The three new board members are Matt Aboud, vice president and managing director of Hydro Aluminum's Metal Markets in North America; Anthony Farraj, commercial vice president of Global Packaging for Alcoa Global...
Hydro's Matt Aboud elected to Aluminum Association’s Board of Directors
Matt Aboud, vice president and managing director of Hydro's Metal Markets business in the U.S., will join the Board of Directors of the Aluminum Association, an organization that works globally to promote aluminium as a sustainable and recyclable material. “I think there still is a lot of potential...
