Arnaud de Weert, Chief Executive Officer of Aludium, has decided to step down effective from 30 April 2019. Arnaud has been instrumental in creating Aludium from assets purchased from Alcoa at the beginning of 2015. Arnaud will remain on the Aludium Board and in his role as an Operating Partner of Atlas Holdings, the company which owns Aludium.
Oliver Bell, a member of the Aludium Supervisory Board and an Operating Partner of Atlas Holdings, has agreed to take on the role of interim CEO effective from 1 May 2019. Oliver has almost 30 years of experience in the aluminium industry. He has previously served as CEO of Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH and held multiple senior leadership roles at Norsk Hydro. Aludium is pleased to have Oliver’s engagement and experience as we start the next chapter in Aludium’s evolution.