Novelis announces executive appoinments
Novelis announces executive appoinments
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Atlanta-based Novelis Inc., has announced that Devinder Ahuja has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). He will join Novelis July 19, 2016, but will not officially become Novelis’ CFO until after the filing of the company’s first quarter 10-Q in August. Steve Pohl, currently Interim CFO, will be responsible for the function until that time.
"We are thrilled to have someone with Devinder’s breadth of financial experience and expertise join Novelis," says Steve Fisher, Novelis president and CEO. "He will bring a distinct and different perspective to the executive team and to the role of CFO."
In this role, Ahuja will be responsible for the accounting, treasury, global financial planning and analysis, global tax and finance excellence functions. He will be based at the company’s world headquarters in Atlanta and will report directly to Fisher.
Throughout the last 29 years, Ahuja has worked in a variety of finance roles, across geographies and industries. Prior to joining Novelis, he served as CFO of Alcon U.S., a subsidiary of the global health care company Novartis. Previous to that role, he held various financial leadership positions during his 15-year tenure with Novartis.
Ahuja holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from R.A. Podar College of Commerce & Economics in Mumbai, India, and has completed general management training at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
His appointment coincides with Pohl’s promotion from interim CFO to senior vice president, business performance and execution, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Pohl will be responsible for corporate development and strategy, the execution of strategic initiatives and monitoring performance under the company’s key business objectives, communications and government affairs, investor relations and the oversight of Novelis’ annual enterprise risk management (ERM) process. Pohl will remain based in Atlanta and also will report to Fisher.
"I can’t think of a better suited person than Steve Pohl for the tasks of driving the execution of our long-term strategy and advancing our business objectives," says Fisher. "He is a respected leader within the company and will continue to be a valuable asset to Novelis."
Prior to his appointment as interim CFO in October 2015, Pohl served as vice president, financial planning and analysis. He joined Novelis in 2009 as vice president of finance for North America and then served as vice president, global business services, from 2011 to 2012.
Before joining Novelis, Pohl spent 28 years with PPG Industries in finance and operational positions in the glass and coatings businesses, including running the company’s automotive coatings business in Latin America. While with PPG, he served in international leadership positions in Mexico, France and Switzerland.
Pohl holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from La Roche College in Pennsylvania and has completed executive management training in cost accounting at the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University and in marketing management at Columbia University.
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Novelis announces executive appoinments
<![CDATA[Atlanta-based Novelis Inc., has announced that Devinder Ahuja has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). He will join Novelis July 19, 2016, but will not officially become Novelis’ CFO until after the filing of the company’s first quarter 10-Q in August. Steve Pohl, currently Interim CFO, will be responsible for the function until that time. "We are thrilled to have someone with Devinder’s breadth of financial experience and expertise join Novelis," says Steve Fisher, Novelis president and CEO. "He will bring a distinct and different perspective to the executive team and to the role of CFO." In this role, Ahuja will be responsible for the accounting, treasury, global financial planning and analysis, global tax and finance excellence functions. He will be based at the company’s world headquarters in Atlanta and will report directly to Fisher. Throughout the last 29 years, Ahuja has worked in a variety of finance roles, across geographies and industries. Prior to joining Novelis, he served as CFO of Alcon U.S., a subsidiary of the global health care company Novartis. Previous to that role, he held various financial leadership positions during his 15-year tenure with Novartis. Ahuja holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce…