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New President and CEO of FANUC Europe
FANUC Europe Corporation has confirmed the appointment of Marco Ghirardello as its new President and CEO . Ghirardello succeeded Shinichi Tanzawa , who has been leading the company since 2016 and has now returned to FANUC headquarters for a new assignment . His contribution to FANUC Europe over the past years is highly appreciated , said the company .
Ghirardello , who has been with FANUC since 1994 , brings broad experience to his new role . Most recently , he served as the Senior Vice President of FANUC Europe , leading the Factory Automation business unit which includes FANUC ’ s important CNC control business . His previous roles included managing director for FANUC Turkey and then FANUC Italy , “ where he played a crucial role in the company ’ s expansion in this key European market ,” said Fanuc .
FANUC Europe achieved record sales of over € 1 billion in the past financial year ending March 2023 , and the number of employees increased to over 2000 . Ghirardello thanked his predecessor for his achievements : “ I will continue FANUC
Marco Ghirardello .
Europe ’ s strong growth trajectory with a focus on innovation and sustainability ,” he promised .
The FANUC Corporation is one of the worldwide leaders in factory automation for CNC control systems , robots and production machinery ( ROBODRILL , ROBOCUT and ROBOSHOT ). Since 1956 , it has been a pioneer in the development of numerically controlled machines in the automation industry . n
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Kiley becomes GM for OS Minneapolis
Olympic Steel Inc ., a metals service centre in the United States , recently announced the promotion of Leah M . Kiley to the role of general manager for the company ’ s Minneapolis , Minnesota , plate processing facility .
She will lead day-to-day operations with primary profit and loss responsibility for the facility and report to Thomas J . Sacco , Vice President – Central Region .
“ Leah has been instrumental in the commercial success and continued growth of our Midwest territories ,” said David J . Gea , President – Carbon Flat Rolled . “ She is a driven leader focused on creating mutually beneficial customer partnerships that will support the continued safe , profitable and sustainable success of the organisation .”
Ms . Kiley began her career with Olympic Steel in 2012 . She has held roles of increasing commercial responsibility throughout her time with the company , most recently serving as regional sales manager . She earned a Bachelor ’ s degree in Communications with minors in Business and Psychology from the University of Minnesota , Duluth .
Founded in 1954 , Olympic Steel is a U . S . metals service centre focused on the direct sale of processed carbon ; coated and stainless flat-rolled sheet , coil and plate steel ; aluminium ; tin plate and metalintensive branded products . The company ’ s CTI subsidiary is a distributor of steel tubing ; bar ; pipe ; valves and fittings ; and a fabricator of value-added parts and components .
Headquartered in Cleveland , Ohio ( USA ), Olympic Steel operates from more than 44 facilities in North America . On 2 October 2023 , it announced the purchase of Central Tube & Bar ( CTB ) which offers a range of value-added fabrication services including tube laser cutting ; tube bending ; robotic welding ; flat laser burning and press-brake forming . n
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Alcoa announces leadership transition
Alcoa Corporation has confirmed that William F . Oplinger was elected to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company and as a member of its Board of Directors .
Oplinger succeeded Roy C . Harvey from 24 September 2023 , who will serve as Strategic Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer until 31 December 2023 .
Oplinger , 56 , has served as the company ’ s Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer since February 2023 and previously served as the company ’ s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from November 2016 to February 2023 .
Harvey had served as Alcoa ’ s Chief
William F . Oplinger .
Executive Officer since November 2016 and as President since May 2017 . The transition of the President and CEO roles reflects the company ’ s succession planning process .
“ 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 ,” said Steven Williams , the company ’ s nonexecutive Chairman of the Board . “ 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 that Bill ’ s extensive experience with
Alcoa makes him well positioned to carry the company forward .”
Prior to the creation of Alcoa Corporation in 2016 , Oplinger had been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Alcoa Inc . where he also previously served as Chief Operating Officer for the Global Primary Products ( GPP ) division .
“ I am extremely honoured to lead a company with such a rich legacy and build upon the progress we ’ ve made over the 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 longterm vision to reinvent the aluminium industry for a sustainable future .” n
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