ATLANTA, Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis Inc.
announced today that Leslie W. Joyce
has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer,
effective immediately. She will be confirmed as an executive
officer of the company at the next Novelis Board of Directors
meeting.
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"One of my goals is to make Novelis the best employer in our
industry," said Phil Martens,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Novelis. "Leslie's
appointment is further proof of our commitment to our comprehensive
global human resources strategy to strengthen our position as the
world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling. She has been
instrumental in helping us become a leader in talent development
during a time of rapid growth."
Leslie joined Novelis in September
2009, as Vice President, Global Talent Management and
established world-class processes for talent acquisition,
development and deployment. With this appointment, Leslie
will now lead the global Human Resources function to include the
regional and functional HR organizations, Compensation, Benefits,
HRIS and Global Security. She will be responsible for the
development of global programs and processes to support not only
leadership development, but also performance management,
recruitment and selection, succession planning and organizational
effectiveness.
With a doctorate in Industrial Psychology from North Carolina State University, Leslie brings more
than 25 years of expertise in human resources with Fortune 500
companies including The Home Depot where she was the vice president
and chief learning officer. In that role, she was responsible
for all aspects of delivering learning solutions which included the
design, development, deployment and evaluation of all technical,
professional and leadership development solutions. Prior to
joining The Home Depot, Leslie held positions of increasing
responsibility with GlaxoSmithKline, a leading global
pharmaceutical company.
Leslie is succeeding Eric
Drummond who has decided to leave Novelis to pursue another
opportunity. "In his time with Novelis, Eric has successfully
grown and transformed the Human Resources team into a critical part
of our business and a strategic partner to its leadership. Under
his guidance, great progress has been made in our ability to take a
global view on HR," said Martens.
About Novelis
Novelis Inc. is the global leader in aluminum rolled products
and aluminum can recycling. The Company operates in 11
countries, has nearly 11,000 employees and reported revenue of
$10.6 billion in fiscal year 2011.
Novelis supplies premium aluminum sheet and foil products to
automotive, transportation, packaging, construction, industrial,
electronics and printing markets throughout North America, Europe, Asia,
and South America. Novelis
is a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited (BSE: HINDALCO), one
of Asia's largest integrated
producers of aluminum and a leading copper producer. Hindalco
is a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, a multinational
conglomerate based in Mumbai,
India. For more information, please visit
www.novelis.com.
SOURCE Novelis Inc.
