Ferroglobe Announces José María Alapont Appointed to the Board
25 January 2018 - 1:25AM
Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ:GSM) (the Company) is pleased to announce
today that Mr. José María Alapont has been appointed as a
Non-Executive Director of the Board with immediate effect.
Mr. Alapont has held a number of significant
senior executive, presidential and Board roles throughout his
40-year career in leading global manufacturing businesses,
including as President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal-Mogul
Corporation, the automotive powertrain and safety components
supplier (March 2005 – 2012), Chairman of its Board (2005 – 2007)
and Board Director (until 2013). He was Chief Executive and a Board
Director of Fiat Iveco, S.p.A., the leading global manufacturer of
commercial trucks and other specialised vehicles from 2003 to 2005
and, prior to that, held senior roles at Ford Motor Company, Delphi
Corporation and Valeo S.A.
Mr. Alapont currently serves on the Boards of
Ashok Leyland Ltd; Manitowoc Inc.; Navistar Inc.; Hinduja
Investments and Project Services Ltd and Hinduja Automotive Ltd. He
was a member of the Davos World Economic Forum from 2000 – 2011.
Mr. Alapont is Spanish and holds degrees in Industrial Engineering
from the Technical School of Valencia and in Philology from the
University of Valencia in Spain.
About Ferroglobe
Ferroglobe PLC is one of the world’s leading
suppliers of silicon metal, silicon-based specialty alloys and
ferroalloys serving a customer base across the globe in dynamic and
fast-growing end markets, such as solar, automotive, consumer
products, construction and energy. The company is based in London.
For more information, visit http://investor.ferroglobe.com.
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which are made only as of the date of this press release.
INVESTOR CONTACT:
Ferroglobe PLC Joe Ragan, US: +1 917 209 8581 UK: +44 (0) 7828
227 688 Chief Financial Officer Email: jragan@ferroglobe.com
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