Belda named vice chairman of Alcoa.PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 1995--Alain Belda, 52, has been named to the new position of vice chairman of Alcoa Alcoa U.S. company, the world's largest producer of aluminum. Established in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1888, it adopted the name Aluminum Co. of America in 1907. Alcoa introduced aluminum foil in 1910 and found uses for aluminum in the emerging aviation and automobile industries. . He was formerly executive vice president. In addition to his current duties, which include directing ten business-unit presidents responsible for Alcoa's core aluminum businesses, Mr. Belda will have the following individuals and organizations reporting to him: John L. Diederich, executive vice president; Robert H. Barton BARTON, old English law. The demesne land of a manor; a farm distinct from the mansion. , president, Alcoa Fujikura Ltd; Robert F. Slagle, Alcoa Vice President and managing director, Alcoa of Australia; Roger A. G. Vines, president, Bauxite bauxite (bôk`sīt, bŏk`–), mixture of hydrated aluminum oxides usually containing oxides of iron and silicon in varying quantities. and Alumina alumina (əl  `mĭnə) or aluminum oxide, Al2O3, chemical compound with m.p. about 2,000°C; and sp. gr. about 4.0. ; and Michael J.
Schreier, president, Industrial Chemicals.
Belda was named to his most recent position in February 1994. Prior to that he had been vice president of Alcoa and president-Latin America and Alcoa Aluminio S. A., Alcoa's majority owned Brazilian affiliate. He joined Alcoa Aluminio in 1969 as an accounting trainee. He held a number of financial and planning posts until being named president in 1982. Alcoa also announced that Dr. Peter R. Bridenbaugh, executive vice president, 55, will devote full time to his automotive responsibilities, as Dr. Frank L. Lederman, vice president - research, development and engineering, 46, assumes the duties of chief technical officer, a position formerly held by Bridenbaugh. Bridenbaugh and Lederman both will report to Alcoa Chairman Paul H. O'Neill. And, Richard L. Fischer Fi·scher , Hans 1881-1945. German chemist known for his research on the components of blood. He won a 1930 Nobel Prize for his work on the synthesis of hemin. , executive vice president, will continue to report to Mr. O'Neill and maintain responsibility for Alcoa Asia, Alcoa Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and Alcoa's growth strategy and development initiatives worldwide. CONTACT: Alcoa, Pittsburgh A. T. Posti, 412/553-4465 |
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