William Oplinger has been promoted from chief operations officer of Alcoa to chief executive officer (CEO).
Oplinger will serve as both president and CEO from September 24, succeeding Roy Harvey who will serve as strategic advisor to the CEO until December 31.
Harvey has been Alcoa’s CEO since November 2016 and the president since May 2017.
“Roy has guided Alcoa since its launch as a public company in November 2016, helping to transform Alcoa into the stronger and more resilient company that it is today,” Alcoa non-executive chairman of the board Steven Williams said.
“On behalf of the entire board of directors, we extend our sincerest gratitude to Roy for his service and his lasting contributions to Alcoa.
“Our board believes Bill’s (William Oplinger’s) extensive experience with Alcoa makes him well-positioned to carry the company forward.”
Oplinger said he was looking forward to leading Alcoa into the future.
“I am extremely honored to lead a company with such a rich legacy and build upon the progress we’ve made over these past several years,” Oplinger said.
“We’ve strengthened our company and we will be focused on executing on our strategies to create value today while we work on our long-term vision to reinvent the aluminium industry for a sustainable future.”
This is not the first time this month that Alcoa has announced new leadership, with Caroline Rossignol joining the company as the new president of its foundation in early September.