Constellium appoints new chief executive officer

Jean-Marc Germain succeeds the retiring Pierre Vareille.

Constellium N.V., headquartered in Amsterdam, has announced the appointment of Jean-Marc Germain to the role of chief executive officer, effective 11 July 2016. Jean-Marc, who is presently executive director, will succeed Pierre Vareille, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Vareille will work closely with Germain to ensure a seamless transition and will serve as an advisor to the board, the company says.

“Jean-Marc brings a wealth of experience and deep industry expertise to Constellium,” says Richard (Dick) Evans, chairman of Constellium. “We are confident Jean-Marc will successfully build on Constellium’s solid foundation and lead the company through its next stage of profitable growth.

“The board is extremely grateful to Pierre for his invaluable service and guidance while serving as CEO. Pierre was instrumental to the strategic and operational transformation of Constellium. He successfully led its global development, spearheading our IPO and listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 2013 and creating a global leader through major investments, new joint ventures and customer partnerships. We wish him all the best in his retirement.”

“I am very excited to join Constellium and look forward to working with the team to build on the fundamental strengths of the business and its core markets of automotive, aerospace and packaging,” Germain says. “Thanks to its talented people, strategic assets and leading technology, Constellium is well-positioned to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities for growth and innovation in the aluminium industry. I look forward to continuing to shape a successful future for Constellium.” 

Germain will be based in New York.

Prior to joining Constellium in June of this year, he served as CEO of Algeco Scotsman, a Baltimore-based leading global business services provider focused on modular space and secure portable storage. Previously, Germain held numerous leadership positions in the aluminium industry, including senior executive roles in operations, sales and marketing, financial planning and strategy with Pechiney, Alcan and Novelis. His last position with Novelis, from 2008 to 2012, was as president for North American operations. Earlier in his career, he held a number of international positions with Bain & Co. and GE Capital.

Germain is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique in Paris and a dual French and American citizen.

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