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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Aluminum Association Announces Additions to the Board of Directors
Matt Aboud, Tony Farraj & Tom Walpole Will Join the Association's Board of Directors The Aluminum Association elected three new members to its Board of Directors. Matt Aboud, Vice-President and Managing Director of Hydro Aluminum's Metal Markets in North America, Anthony Farraj, Commercial...
Rusal Would Study Norilsk Sale at Right Price, New Chairman Says
United Co. Rusal (486)’s Chairman Barry Cheung, whose predecessor quit citing a “deep crisis” at the company, said the world’s biggest aluminum producer would study selling its stake in OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel at the right price. The departure of the billionaire former Chairman Victor Vekselberg,...
Shareholder dispute resolution not my job - RUSAL chairman
The newly appointed chairman of Russia's UC RUSAL, Barry Cheung, said it was not for him to broker a settlement between the aluminium giant's different shareholder factions. Cheung, an independent director of the company and head of the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, was elected last month to...
NMDC, NALCO have no regular chairmen on position: Govt
The government today said that of the 16 Navratna PSUs, only two -- NMDC and National Aluminium Company -- have no regular chairmen in position. "In two Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), namely, NMDC and National Aluminium Company, a regular Chairman is not in a position on date,"...
Rapid exit for BHP aluminium chief
BHP Billiton aluminium boss Jon Dudas has left the company after 21 years because of what are understood to be health and safety issues at the miner's struggling aluminium unit. "BHP Billiton today announced that aluminium president Jon Dudas would be leaving the organisation," was all the company...
David McConnell Joins SAF West Sales
SAF (Southern Aluminum Finishing Co., Inc.) announces the hiring of Mr. David McConnell as SAF-West sales account manager for Western states and Western Canada. As soon as David is relocated in California he will be fielding customer service requests for aluminum sheet, extrusion and anodizing...
UPDATE 2-Aluminium giant RUSAL's chairman quits, alleges "deep crisis"
The billionaire chairman of Russia's RUSAL Plc has quit, saying the firm faces a "deep crisis" and triggering a halt to trade in shares of the world's largest aluminium maker. Chairman Viktor Vekselberg, a Russian billionaire with an indirect stake in the Hong Kong-listed company, said in...
Change of Management at the Top for Schueco UK Limited
Leading building envelope and solar products specialist Schueco UK Limited has announced that Mike Lane, currently Sales Director Metal Construction, will lead the company when Managing Director Marc von Briel leaves towards the second half of the year to set up a new Schueco subsidiary in...
Vin Lawrence heads Clarendon Alumina Production team
FORMER head of the Urban Development Corporation, Dr Vincent 'Vin' Lawrence has been appointed chairman of the nine-member board of Clarendon Alumina Production (CAP) Limited. His appointment was one of dozens announced by the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday. Overall, members of 25 boards...
Novelis Names Executives to New Roles
The aluminum company Novelis Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, has appointed Tom Walpole to the position of senior vice president of Novelis and president of Novelis North America. The appointment is effective immediately. In his new role, Walpole will lead the company's North American activities in...
Century Aluminum names Michael Bless president and CEO
Aluminum producer Century Aluminum Co. named Michael Bless its president and CEO. The appointment comes nearly three months after former President and CEO Logan Kruger left the company and sued it, alleging breach of contract and wrongful termination. At the time Century Aluminum said that Kruger's...
Aleris Names Ingrid Jörg Senior Vice President & General Manager, Global Markets
Aleris named Ingrid Elisabeth Jorg senior vice president and general manager, Global Markets, effective February 1, 2012. Jörg will lead the company's aerospace and defense, automotive and heat exchanger businesses. Prior to joining Aleris, Jorg held increasingly responsible positions with Alcoa...
Mr. N R Mohanty takes charge as Nalco director
Mr N.R. Mohanty today joined as Nalco Director (Projects & Technical). Mr Mohanty, who was General Manager (Smelter) in National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) at Angul, took charge as Director on superannuation of Mr P.K. Padhi, company sources said. Mr Mohanty has rich and varied experiences of...
Alcoa Foundation President Paula Davis Elected Vice President of Alcoa
Alcoa AA +0.39% announced today that the Alcoa Board of Directors has elected Paula Davis a vice president of the company. Davis has been President of the Alcoa Foundation since 2010. Founded more than 50 years ago, Alcoa Foundation is one of the largest corporate foundations in the United States,...
First Bauxite Corporation Announces Issuance of Stock Option
First Bauxite Corporation is pleased to announce that it has granted incentive stock options for the purchase of up to 1,500,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $0.53 for a five-year period to certain officers, management, and one director of the Company.
Sir Martin Sorrell Appointed to Alcoa's Board of Directors
Alcoa AA -0.20% announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Sir Martin Sorrell, 66, a director of the company. Sorrell is founder and Chief Executive of WPP, the world's largest advertising and marketing services group with 2,400 offices in 107 countries. Sorrell founded WPP in 1985...
Glencore executive in first key departure since IPO: report
Glencore, the world's largest commodities trader, will lose Steven Blumgart, one of its most senior executives, in the first significant departure since the company went public last year, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Thursday. Reuters could not immediately reach Glencore officials for...
Talukdar retires, Praveen Maheshwari is new Hindalco CFO
Sunirmal Talukdar has retired from his position of the group executive president and chief financial officer of Hindalco Industries Ltd on December 31, 2011. He was 60. Praveen Maheshwari, who was the executive director (finance) at Bharat Forge, part of the Kalyani Group, has taken over from...
