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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TMS to Install Hydro Aluminum’s Wolfgang Schneider as 2012 President
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) will install aluminum researcher, industrialist, and professor Wolfgang Schneider as the 56th president during the TMS 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida March 11-15, 2012. He is currently serving as vice president of TMS and has been...
Alcoa Names Sigurdsson President, European Region and Global Primary Products Europe
Alcoa announced today that Tómas Már Sigurdsson, Managing Director Alcoa Fjardaál, is appointed President, European Region and Alcoa Global Primary Products (GPP) Europe effective January 1, 2012. Sigurdsson succeeds Marcos Ramos who has assumed new responsibilities as President of GPP in Latin...
Odisha: Madhukar Gupta & Ghanshyam Amin Join NALCO board
The Board of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Navratna PSU under Ministry of Mines, Government of India, has been strengthened with the appointment of Shri Madhukar Gupta, IAS (retd) and Shri Ghanshyam Hiralal Amin as Independent Directors for a period of three years. Shri Gupta is the...
Davies Named President, Alcoa Global Business Services
Alcoa (NYSE:AA - News) announced today that Mark Davies has joined the company as President – Alcoa Global Business Services, responsible for implementing new Information Technology and shared services strategies and integrating them with procurement operations into a global organization capable of...
Evans targets stability at Constellium
Downstream aluminum producer Constellium is making progress in its search for a new chief executive officer and expects to name a permanent replacement by the second quarter of next year, interim chairman and chief executive officer Richard B. Evans told AMM. “The board unanimously came to me and...
Alba Opens New Regional Office in Hong Kong
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)’s resolve to tap into the demands of the emerging markets of Asia was given an impetus with the opening of the company’s new regional office in Hong Kong. David Zheng - recently appointed as the new Sales Manager for the Asia Pacific market - will oversee the growth...
INTERVIEW: First Bauxite Strengthens management team
George Bennett has been appointed chief operating officer of First Bauxite Corp., which is developing the refractory grade bauxite Bonasika deposite in Guyana. An applied science graduate of Queen's University, Ontario, with a degree in engineering geology, Bennett has over 50 years involvement...
Orbite Aluminae names Yves Noël as VP sales and marketing
Orbite Aluminae Inc., developer of the Gaspé alumina project due on stream late in 2012, has named Yves Noël as vice-president of sales and marketing. Noël has more than 20 years of marketing experience in the fine chemicals sector with companies such as Sandoz, Akzo Nobel and Clariant.He holds...
Orbite Names Vice-President of Sales and Marketing
Orbite Aluminae Inc.is pleased to announce the appointment of Yves Noel as Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, effective since October 17, 2011. Mr. Noel has more than twenty years' sales and marketing experience in the field of high value-added, specialized fine chemicals, particularly high...
Australian Bauxite Limited Appoints John Dawkins as Director
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) (ASX:ABZ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Dawkins A.O. as an independent Director to the Board. Mr Dawkins earliest exposure to the mining industry was when as Minister for Trade (1984- 1987) in the Hawke Government he was responsible for the...
Phelan continues Telwater leadership following GM Tim Atkins resignation
TELWATER MD Paul Phelan is set to strengthen his leadership role following the resignation of general manager, Tim Atkins. After 24 years as MD, Telwater has transformed into Australia's largest aluminium boat manufacturer. I've taken a largely supervisory role in previous years and I'm keen to...
Jean Simon of Rio Tinto Alcan Appointed Executive Committee Chairman of the Aluminum Association
Chairman of the Aluminum Association's Board of Directors and President of Nichols Aluminum, Thomas Brackmann, announced the appointment of Jean Simon, President of Primary Metal for Rio Tinto Alcan to the Chairmanship of the Aluminum Association's Executive Committee. Jean Simon has been part of...
Neapco Holdings Sets up Asian office in Shanghai
The world famous auto parts manufacturer Neapco Holdings recently announced set up of its first Asian office in Shanghai. The office is established to serve automotive suppliers in Asia and provide customers with procurement services. Robert Hawkey, CEO of Neapco Holdings said: “The Shanghai office...
New Business Area President for Sapa Profiles
The recent years` rapid growth has made Sapa the largest Profiles Extrusion company in the world. In order to better capitalize on the synergies within the profiles area and streamline the operation, Sapa Profiles will be organized as one business area. John Thuestad has accepted a position as...
Alcoa names new COO of Global Primary Products
Aluminum maker Alcoa is shuffling some executives in its Global Primary Products business and its Investor Relations function with all the moves effective Dec. 1. William Oplinger was named chief operating officer of Global Primary Products where he will oversee the company’s bauxite mining,...
Alcoa names Meggers president of Global Rolled Products
Aluminum maker Alcoa named Kay Meggers president of the company’s global rolled products business succeeding Helmut Wieser, who will be retiring at the end of the year. The change is effective Monday, but Meggers and Wieser will work together through the end of the year to ensure a smooth...
Former mining CEO joins Cardno
Brisbane-based global infrastructure services company Cardno has this week appointed former Alumina boss John Marlay as a Non-Executive Director as part of an ongoing Board shake-up. Cardno Chairman John Massey says Marlay’s extensive management experience with leading companies such as Alumina,...
K. Alan Dick Elected to the Aluminum Association's Board of Directors
Today, the Aluminum Association announced that K. Alan Dick, Executive Vice-President and President of Rolled Products North America for Aleris, has been elected to the Association's Board of Directors. Effective January 1st, 2012, Alan Dick will become the Executive Vice-President and CEO of...
