Bauxite & Alumina Head

Hydro has appointed John Thuestad as new Executive Vice President for the business area Bauxite & Alumina effective June 1.  Thuestad has more than 30 years of international experience from the metal and mining industry. “I am pleased that John Thuestad has accepted the position as new head of Bauxite & Alumina. Brazil has been of major strategic importance for Hydro since the acquisition of Vale’s aluminum assets in 2011,” says Hydro President and CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg. “Pará has a unique position in the global aluminium industry with activities across the entire aluminium value chain, from bauxite and alumina…