Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation Announces Appointment of John Habisreitinger to Vice President of Procurement and Logistics
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation today announced that effective immediately John Habisreitinger has been named Vice President of Procurement and Logistics. This is a newly created position in the Company and will report directly to Kyle Lorentzen, Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Mr. Habisreitinger also will be a member of Noranda’s Executive Team, which is referred to as the “NET.”
“John’s proven leadership skills, operational expertise and industry knowledge has enabled him to be highly effective in supporting our business operations since he joined the Company in 2006. I am extremely pleased to have John move into this new role, and I am confident he will help us achieve our strategic CORE (cost-out, reliability, and effectiveness) initiatives, which will add economic value to our Company,” stated Mr. Lorentzen.
Mr. Habisreitinger, age 44, has over 20 years experience in the aluminum industry. Since May of 2006, he had served as the site manager for our downstream rolled products facilities located in Huntingdon, Tennessee. Prior to holding that position, John was Vice President-Commercial for Gramercy Alumina, LLC and St. Ann Bauxite Limited, joint venture partnerships of which Noranda owns a 50 percent interest. Before that, Mr. Habisreitinger served as Vice President of Commodity Sales for Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation. While at Kaiser, John also held a number of other positions that supported Kaiser’s bauxite, alumina and aluminum operations in the United States, Jamaica, Australia and Africa. Mr. Habisreitinger holds a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Southeastern Louisiana University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of New Orleans.
As Vice President of Procurement and Logistics, Mr. Habisreitinger is responsible for company-wide purchasing, logistics and supply management activities, and will lead the drive for standardization and optimization of Noranda’s purchasing activities. “As our overall supply management performance plays a major role in our CORE initiatives, cost position, product quality and customer satisfaction, my goal is to further our disciplined approach toward applying best practices in these areas across the Company,” said John.
Scott Croft, President of Norandal USA, Inc., the downstream division of Noranda Aluminum, will serve as interim site manager for the Huntingdon facilities until a new site manager is named.
About the Company
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation is a leading North American integrated producer of value-added primary aluminum products, as well as high quality rolled aluminum coils. The company has two businesses. The primary metals business, or upstream, produces approximately 259,000 metric tons of primary aluminum annually. The Rolled Products facilities, or downstream business, represent one of the largest foil producers in North America and a major producer of light gauge sheet products. Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation is a private company owned by affiliates of Apollo Management, L.P.