ATLANTA, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis, the
world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced a
number of senior executive moves designed to further accelerate its
"One Novelis" global integration strategy. Company executives
Marco Palmieri, Tadeu Nardocci and Erwin
Mayr have been appointed as regional presidents for
North America, South America and Europe, respectively, and Brad Soultz has been named head of global
strategy and commercial activities.
"With assets on four continents and operations in 11 countries,
we have been steadily growing our reputation for being a globally
oriented company, focused on providing innovative, sustainable
solutions to our customers," said Phil
Martens, president and CEO of Novelis. "As our customer base
becomes increasingly globally organized, having senior executives
who understand our business around the world will ensure that we
are providing our customers with a seamless experience, wherever
they are."
Novelis North America
Marco Palmieri has been named
senior vice president and president, Novelis North America,
effective June 1. Palmieri will have
responsibility for all aspects of the company's largest region,
which is currently experiencing a step-change in its product
offerings as it increases its sales to the automotive sector.
Palmieri has served as senior vice president and president,
Novelis South America, since joining the company in 2011. During
this time, he has built an integrated management team in this
complex geographic region and led a $300
million investment to expand Novelis' aluminum rolling and
recycling operations to serve South
America's rapidly expanding beverage can market.
Palmieri succeeds Tom Walpole,
who is retiring from Novelis on June
30, after a 34-year career with the company.
Walpole has held a number of key leadership positions with
Novelis since 1979, including plant manager of the company's Oswego
facility, vice president and general manager of the can business
unit, and senior vice president and president, Novelis Asia.
Walpole serves on the board of directors for the Aluminum
Association and the Can Manufacturers Institute.
Novelis South America
Tadeu Nardocci has been named
senior vice president and president, Novelis South America,
effective May 20. As head of Novelis'
fastest-growing region, Nardocci will lead all aspects of the
company's business in South
America, including the ongoing expansion of aluminum rolling
and recycling operations at Novelis' plant in Pindamonhangaba,
Brazil.
Nardocci was most recently senior vice president and president,
Novelis Europe, where he led the revitalization of the company's
business in the region, including increasing its focus on the
automotive market and on closed-loop recycling agreements with
automotive customers. Under his leadership, Novelis announced a
$250 million investment in
Nachterstedt, Germany, to build
the world's largest and most advanced aluminum recycling
center.
Nardocci joined the company in 1978 as an engineer in
Brazil. He has held positions of
increasing responsibility with Novelis, including managing director
of the company's operations in Malaysia; senior corporate vice president in
charge of innovation, technology and strategy; and a previous
assignment as senior vice president and president, Novelis South
America.
Novelis Europe
Erwin Mayr has been named senior
vice president and president, Novelis Europe, effective
immediately. As head of Novelis' second-largest region, Mayr will
have responsibility for all aspects of the company's European
business, including sales, operations and strategy
implementation.
Mayr was previously senior vice president, chief strategy and
commercial officer, with responsibility for creating the company's
global strategy and overseeing all of its key customer
relationships and other commercial activities.
Mayr joined Novelis in 2002 as vice president, business planning
and strategy. During his tenure, he has also served as business
unit president, Advanced Rolled Products, for Novelis Europe.
Global Strategy and Commercial
Brad Soultz succeeds Erwin Mayr as vice president, chief strategy and
commercial officer, effective immediately. Soultz will be
responsible for developing Novelis' global strategy and leading the
global commercial organizations, with a focus on growing the
company's sales and customer base.
Soultz has a multinational background, having worked in
Asia, Europe and North
America. Prior to Novelis, he was managing director with
Cummins Inc. Since joining Novelis in 2005, he has held a number of
leadership positions, most recently serving as vice president,
global supply chain. He has also served as vice president, Global
Specialty Products; vice president and general manager of Novelis'
Automotive and Specialty Products businesses in North America; and vice president and general
manager for Light-Gauge Products in North
America.
All of the named executives will report directly to Novelis'
president and CEO, Phil Martens.
"We have made considerable investments to further develop our
people and strengthen our leadership capabilities over the past few
years," Martens said. "As a result, we have built a world-class
senior executive team that is well-prepared to accelerate Novelis'
growth and execute on its global business strategy."
About Novelis
Novelis Inc. is the global leader in aluminum rolling and
recycling. The company operates in 11 countries, has approximately
11,000 employees and reported revenue of $9.8 billion for its 2013 fiscal year. Novelis
supplies premium aluminum sheet and foil products to
transportation, packaging, construction, industrial and consumer
electronics 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, visit www.novelis.com and follow us on Twitter at
twitter.com/Novelis.
SOURCE Novelis