The European Aluminium Association Elects New Chairman

BRUSSELS, December 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Aluminium Association (EAA) is pleased to announce the election of Rudolph P. (Rudi) Huber as the new EAA Chairman. Mr. Huber succeeds Mrs Christel Bories who has successfully led the organisation for the past two years. Rudi Huber, President of Alcoa's European Region and Vice President, Alcoa Inc., will take on his role as Chairman of the EAA as of January 1st, 2009 and will hold the position for two years. "The EAA would like to welcome Rudi Huber to his new position as Chairman of the EAA," said Patrick de Schrynmakers, Secretary General of the European Aluminium Association. "We are confident that his experience and expertise will be a valuable asset to the Association. Our industry is entering an unprecedented period with financial turmoil and extremely challenging market conditions while at the same time experiencing increasing regulatory demands that require additional focus and attention from both EAA and its members. While welcoming Mr. Huber, we would like to thank Mrs. Bories, President and CEO of Alcan Engineered Products, for her dedication to the Association and her leadership as Chairwoman for the past two years." Rudi Huber Rudi Huber was named President, Alcoa European Region in May 2006. He coordinates Alcoa's activities and profile across Europe, where the company has approximately 70 facilities in 15 countries, more than 30,000 employees, and 2007 revenues totalling approximately $7.5 billion. Rudi was named a vice president of Alcoa and Chief Information Officer (CIO) in 2000. Three years later, he added the Alcoa Global Business Services (GBS) organisation to his accountability. As CIO, Rudi led the strategic direction and integration of Alcoa's global information systems. GBS responsibilities involved leveraging the global transactional processes and services for IT, finance, procurement, human resources and EHS. Rudi joined Alcoa in 1981 in Lausanne, Switzerland as credit manager for Europe, progressing to treasurer, European region in 1986. Two years later, he moved to Pittsburgh where he held several positions in the Finance organisation until being named assistant treasurer in 1991. He returned to Lausanne a year later as director of finance and administration, Europe and chief financial officer for Alcoa Italia. In 1997 he moved to Perth, Western Australia as executive director of finance for Alcoa of Australia. He returned to the U.S. in 2000 as vice president of Alcoa and CIO and moved to New York in 2003 when he assumed his most recent position. Rudi received a finance and management degree in 1975 from the School for Commerce in Lucerne and a second degree in higher economics in 1982 from the Institute for Management Education, Berne, Switzerland. He was named a fellow of the U.K. Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in 1998. Rudi was born on February 27, 1954 in Lucerne, Switzerland. SOURCE： European Aluminium Association