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Article: Alcoa Re-Aligns Global Primary Products Business to Sustain and Accelerate Improvements, Seize Growth Opportunities.
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- Mining & Minerals Business
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- September 25, 2009
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Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced a re-alignment of its Global Primary Products (GPP) business organization that will sustain and accelerate the many improvements the operations have made, and seize growth opportunities as the economy recovers.
Effective immediately, John Thuestad, 49, has been named to the new position of Chief Operating Officer for GPP Worldwide, reporting to Bernt Reitan, Alcoa Executive Vice President and President GPP. Thuestad was formerly President of GPP-United States.
Jean-Pierre Gilardeau, 57, has been appointed to the new post of President, GPP-North America and Iceland. He had been President, GPP-Canada and Iceland. He will report to ...