Alcoa Promotes Vas Nair to Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability
07 October 2015 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
Lightweight and high performance metals leader Alcoa (NYSE: AA)
today announced that Vas Nair, Chief Talent and Diversity Officer,
is appointed Executive Vice President, Human Resources and
Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability, effective
immediately. Nair succeeds Roy Harvey who earlier today was named
President of Global Primary Products. Nair will report to Klaus
Kleinfeld, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and also become a
member of the Alcoa Executive Council, the senior leadership team
that sets corporate strategic direction. Alcoa has 60,000 employees
in 30 countries.
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Alcoa promotes Vas Nair to Executive Vice
President, HR, and Environment, Health, Safety &
Sustainability. (Photo: Business Wire)
In her new capacity, Nair will assume global responsibility for
human resources, industrial relations, Environment, Health &
Safety (EHS) and Sustainability. She will also oversee the Alcoa
Foundation, one of the largest corporate foundations in the U.S.
with the mission of strengthening education and sustainability in
Alcoa communities worldwide.
“Vas has the right skills, strong background, and personal
passion to lead Alcoa’s critical HR and EHS functions as we
transition into two strong companies,” said Klaus Kleinfeld,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Since joining Alcoa in
February, Vas has led Alcoa’s global talent initiatives, partnering
with business leaders to strengthen our high performance culture.
Vas will ensure talent remains a key differentiator and strategic
advantage for both new companies as they prepare to launch.”
Nair joined Alcoa in February 2015 as Chief Talent Officer and
later assumed global responsibility for diversity and inclusion.
She has deep global talent management experience developed across a
range of industries and manufacturing companies, including
pharmaceutical, finance services and consumer products. Most
recently, she was VP of Global Learning and Talent Development at
Estee Lauder and VP and Chief Learning Officer at Schering-Plough.
She has held HR leadership positions in Australia, Asia and the
U.S. and began her career in an industrial operations role.
Nair holds an MBA in Strategic Human Resources from the
University of New England, Australia and a Bachelor of Commerce,
Accounting and Management Studies, from Wollongong University,
Australia.
About Alcoa
A global leader in lightweight metals technology, engineering
and manufacturing, Alcoa innovates multi-material solutions that
advance our world. Our technologies enhance transportation, from
automotive and commercial transport to air and space travel, and
improve industrial and consumer electronics products. We enable
smart buildings, sustainable food and beverage packaging,
high-performance defense vehicles across air, land and sea, deeper
oil and gas drilling and more efficient power generation. We
pioneered the aluminum industry over 125 years ago, and today, our
more than 60,000 people in 30 countries deliver value-add products
made of titanium, nickel and aluminum, and produce
best-in-class bauxite, alumina and primary aluminum products. For
more information, visit www.alcoa.com, follow @Alcoa on
Twitter at www.twitter.com/Alcoa and follow us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/Alcoa.
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