Kenneth Wisnoski Named President of Alcoa Business Responsible for Primary Product Growth, Bauxite, Energy and Africa
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3/10/2008
NEW YORK - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that effective immediately Kenneth Wisnoski, 53, has been named President, Global Primary Products - Growth, Energy, Bauxite and Africa. He succeeds Jon Erik Reinhardsen, who resigned from Alcoa to become CEO of Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, in Norway. Mr. Wisnoski had been vice president of this business unit, which is involved in smelting, bauxite and energy growth opportunities and projects worldwide. As President, he will also manage operating accountabilities for the African region.
"Ken has extensive international management experience both from an operations and development perspective as well as engineering and construction experience," said Bernt Reitan, Executive Vice President, Alcoa and Group President Global Primary Products.
Biographical Information on Mr. Wisnoski follows:
Ken Wisnoski joined Alcoa in 2005 in his most recent position as vice president, Global Primary Products Growth. In 2007, the business unit expanded to include responsibility for growth opportunities in energy and bauxite, and responsibility for Africa. During this two year period, Alcoa completed construction of its first greenfield smelter in 20 years in Iceland, a new anode plant in Mosjøen, Norway, and a major refinery expansion is currently underway in São Luis, Brazil.
Prior to joining Alcoa, Mr. Wisnoski was president, Europe and Africa for El Paso Corporation, one of North America's largest independent natural gas producers and owner of North America's largest interstate natural gas pipeline system. Earlier, he was employed for 17 years by Brown & Root, an international engineering and construction contractor involved in the oil & gas, metals, power and civil industries. While there, he held a variety of project management and senior and executive management positions.
Mr. Wisnoski, who grew up in Texas, graduated from the University of Dallas in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in Psychology. He did post graduate studies at Angelicum University, in Italy, and in 1984 obtained an MBA degree from the University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas. He is past Chairman of the United Nations Gas Center based in Geneva, Switzerland.
About Alcoa
Alcoa is the world leader in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina combined, through its active and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components including flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa® wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building systems. The Company has 97,000 employees in 34 countries and has been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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