Steven Fisher is our President and Chief Executive Officer. He served as Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from May 2007 to May 2015. Mr. Fisher
joined Novelis in February 2006 as Vice President, Strategic Planning and Corporate
Development. He previously served as Vice President and Controller for TXU Energy,
the non-regulated subsidiary of TXU Corp. from July 2005 to February 2006, and
prior to joining TXU Energy, Mr. Fisher served in various senior finance roles
at Aquila, Inc., an international electric and gas utility and energy trading
company, including Vice President, Controller and Strategic Planning, from 2001
to 2005. He is also a member of the board of directors of Lionbridge Technologies,
Inc. since 2009. Mr. Fisher is a graduate of the University of Iowa in 1993,
where he earned a B.B.A. in Finance and Accounting. He is a Certified Public
Accountant.
Steven Pohl is our Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Pohl joined Novelis
in 2009 as Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer North America and
most recently served as Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis since
2012. Mr. Pohl was previously employed by PPG Industries, Inc., the world’s
leading coatings and specialty products company, where he served as General
Auditor from 2008 to 2009. Prior to that, he held key finance and management
positions of increasing responsibility at PPG Industries, Inc. from 1981 to
2008. He is also a board member and trustee of La Roche College in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. Mr. Pohl earned his B.S. in Accounting from La Roche College.
Marco Palmieri has served as our Senior Vice President and President, Novelis
North America since June 2013. He previously served as Senior Vice President
and President, Novelis South America from August 2011 to May 2013. Prior to
joining Novelis, Mr. Palmieri spent more than 30 years in the metals and engineering
industries, including more than 25 years with Rio Tinto Alcan, where he held
a succession of international leadership positions in various areas, including
business development, primary metal and energy production. Before joining Novelis,
Mr. Palmieri was most recently Aluminum Business Director for Votorantim Metais
Ltd.
Erwin Mayr has served as our Senior Vice President and President, Novelis
Europe since May 2013. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief
Strategy and Commercial Officer from October 2009 to April 2013. Prior to that,
Mr. Mayr held a number of leadership positions within our European operations,
including Business Unit President, Advanced Rolled Products, from 2002 to 2009.
Before joining our company in 2002, Mr. Mayr was an associate partner with the
consulting firm Monitor Group. Mr. Mayr earned his Ph.D., Physics from Ulm University
(Germany).
Antonio Tadeu Coelho Nardocci has served as our Senior Vice President and President,
Novelis South America since May 2013. He previously served as our Senior Vice
President and President, Novelis Europe from June 2009 to April 2013. Prior
to that, he served as our Strategy, Innovation and Technology from August 2008
to June 2009, and as Senior Vice President and President of our South American
operations from February 2005 to August 2008. Before our spin-off from Alcan,
Mr. Nardocci held a number of leadership positions with Alcan, most recently
serving as President of Rolled Products South America from March 2002 until
January 2005. Mr. Nardocci graduated from the University of São Paulo
in Brazil with a degree in metallurgy.
Shashi Maudgal joined Novelis May 14, 2012, as Senior Vice President and President
of Novelis Asia. Mr. Maudgal was previously Chief Marketing Officer for Hindalco
from February 2001 to May 2012. During his tenure at Hindalco, Mr. Maudgal built
and led the company’s marketing department, led the European due diligence
process during Hindalcos acquisition of Novelis in 2007, and served as a member
of the executive leadership team in setting strategic direction. In addition,
Mr. Maudgal is a member of the Aditya Birla Group’s Business Review Councils
for Grasim Viscose Fiber and Ultratech’s Birla White Cement. Mr. Maudgal
earned his Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute
of Technology, Delhi, and his M.B.A. in Marketing & Finance from the Indian
Institute of Management, Calcutta.
Leslie J. Parrette, Jr. rejoined our company in October 2009 to serve as our
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Compliance Officer, and he was appointed
Corporate Secretary in February 2010. Before rejoining Novelis, Mr. Parrette
served as Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel for WESCO
International, Inc. (formerly Westinghouse Electric Supply Co.) (electrical
product distribution) from March 2009 until October 2009. From March 2005 until
March 2009, he served as our Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
and Compliance Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Parrette served as Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary for Aquila, Inc. (gas and electric utility; energy
trading) from July 2000 until February 2005. Mr. Parrette holds an A.B. in Sociology
from Harvard College and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Nicholas Madden is our Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Excellence and Procurement.
Prior to this role, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement
Officer from October 2006 until December 2011 and President of Novelis Europe’s
Can, Litho and Recycling business unit beginning in October 2004. He was Vice
President of Metal Management and Procurement for Alcans Rolled Products division
in Europe from December 2000 until September 2004 and was also responsible for
the secondary recycling business. Mr. Madden holds a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in
Economics and Social Studies from University College in Cardiff, Wales.
H.R. Shashikant has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources
Officer since August 2015. In this role, Mr. Shashikant is responsible for the
formulation and implementation of the companys worldwide human resources objectives,
policies and practices. As the head of the global Human Resources function,
he has responsibility for Talent Acquisition and Development, Compensation,
Benefits, HRIS and Global Security. Before joining Novelis, Mr. Shashikant was
Group Executive President, Group Human Resources, for the Aditya Birla Group,
the Mumbai-based conglomerate of which Novelis is a part. He joined the Aditya
Birla Group as a Vice President in 1999 and was instrumental in setting up HR
systems, processes, and Centers of Excellence across the Group. An Economics
graduate from Karnataka University in Dharwad, India, Mr. Shashikant holds a
post graduate degree in Personnel Management from the Tata Institute of Social
Sciences, Mumbai.
Randal P. Miller is our Vice President, Treasurer. Prior to joining Novelis
in July 2008, Mr. Miller served as Vice President and Treasurer of Transocean
Offshore Deepwater Drilling from May 2006 to November 2007 where he was responsible
for all treasury, banking, and capital markets activities for Transocean and
its subsidiaries. From 2001 to 2006, Mr. Miller served as Vice President Finance,
Treasurer of Aquila, Inc. Mr. Miller earned his B.S.B.A. from Iowa State University
and M.B.A from the University of Missouri — Kansas City.
Stephanie Rauls is our Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
since February 2016. Ms. Rauls previously served as Vice President of Global
Tax since December 2013. Prior to joining Novelis, Ms. Rauls served as Vice
President, Tax of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. from 2011 to 2013, and prior to that,
she was employed by GE Healthcare as a tax director from 2002 to 2011. Before
joining GE Healthcare, Ms. Rauls was employed by KPMG LLP from 1994 to 2002.
She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University
of Wisconsin-Madison and a Juris Doctor from Valparaiso University School of
Law. Ms. Rauls is a Certified Public Accountant.
Novelis Inc currently has 11970 employees.