ATLANTA, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis Inc.
announced today that Tom Walpole has
been appointed Senior Vice President of Novelis and President,
Novelis North America, effective immediately. The company
also announced that Nick Madden,
Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer for
Novelis, has assumed additional responsibilities for leadership of
the company's Global Supply Chain function.
In his new role, Walpole will lead the company's North American
activities in aluminum sheet and light gauge products for the
beverage, automotive, construction, packaging and industrial
markets as well as an extensive recycling network.
Previously, Walpole was Senior Vice President, Global Manufacturing
Excellence, and President, Novelis Asia, a position he held since
2007. From 2005 to 2007, he served as Vice President and
General Manager of the company's Can Products business unit.
"Tom is an exceptionally strong leader with global operating
experience," said Philip Martens,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Novelis. "He has
done an outstanding job of directing our world-class operations in
Korea while also driving global manufacturing excellence for
Novelis. I look forward to his leadership as the head of our
important North American business."
Walpole succeeds Jean-Marc
Germain, who has left the company to pursue other career
opportunities.
As Chief Procurement Officer, Madden leads the Company's global
metal and non-metal sourcing, recycling and metal risk management
activities. With today's announcement, he takes on additional
responsibilities for strengthening the cohesiveness and efficiency
of the supply chain serving the company's expanding global network
of manufacturing operations.
Prior to assuming leadership of the procurement function in
2006, Madden served as president of Novelis Europe's Can, Litho and
Recycling business from October 2004.
Previously, Madden was vice president of metal management and
procurement for Alcan Inc.'s Fabricated Products division in
Europe from December 2000 until 2004 and was also responsible
for the company's regional recycling business.
"Nick's industry career has spanned 33 years in a succession of
senior positions," said Martens. "Recently, he has transformed our
global procurement activity into a world-class function and will
now focus on strengthening our global supply chain. This is a
critical function considering our aggressive growth strategy and
I'm pleased to have Nick take the lead."
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.