The Aluminum Association, Arlington, Virginia, has made several additions to its board of directors and elected a new chair of the organization. The association also announced the winner of its 2019 Marlan T. Boultinghouse Award.
Marco Palmieri, senior vice president and president of Atlanta-based Novelis North America, is the newly elected chair for the Aluminum Association, according to a news release from the association. He follows Michelle O’Neill, senior vice president global government affairs and sustainability at Pittsburgh-based Alcoa, after her two-year term as chair. Palmieri previously served as the vice chair and second vice chair of the association.
“I’m humbled and honored to chair the Aluminum Association during this pivotal time for the entire industry,” Palmieri says. “I look forward to working collaboratively with the membership as we advocate for our recently released public policy roadmap—the Aluminum Agenda.”
Buddy Stemple, CEO of Constellium Rolled Products in Ravenswood, West Virginia, was elected vice chair of the association.
The Aluminum Association released The Aluminum Agenda: A Policy Roadmap for a Competitive U.S. Aluminum Industry in April. It lays out principles and goals for a sustainable U.S. aluminum sector.
The association also honored Mike Belwood, vice president of government affairs at Arconic, as its recipient for the Marlan T. Boultinghouse Award for service to the North American aluminum industry. Belwood has served as a leading voice advocating for aluminum industry policy priorities in Washington and around the country, the association reports in the news release. He has previously served as chair of the organization’s government affairs committee and was instrumental in spearheading the development of the Congressional Aluminum Caucus.
According to the Aluminum Association, the Boultinghouse Award honors those who have not only had distinguished careers within a member company but also have provided their talents to improve the broader industry. The award is presented in memory of late ARCO Aluminum Inc. President Marlan T. Boultinghouse. Boultinghouse brought energy and enthusiasm to the industry through his advocacy of aluminum marketing and the many technical programs he helped to advance.
In addition, the Aluminum Association has added several new members to its board of directors class of 2022, including:
- Jason Walsh, Kaiser Aluminum;
- Terry Hogan, Real Alloy; and
- Murray Rudisill, Reynolds.
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