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Alcoa Names Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Thursday 30. July 2009 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today the appointment of Nicholas DeRoma as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, effective August 3, 2009.
In addition to leading Alcoas legal and compliance operations worldwide, Mr. DeRoma will also serve on the Alcoa Executive Council. He succeeds Michael Schell, who continues as Executive Vice President, Business Development, and a member of the Executive Council.
“Nick DeRoma has the ideal combination of skills and experience to lead Alcoas legal team,” said Klaus Kleinfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer. “He is a well respected lawyer with a broad international background combined with a solid track record of success addressing a wide array of business and legal issues.”
Mr. DeRomas extensive international experience includes assignments in Asia, Europe, Canada and the United States. Based in Canada, he was Chief Legal Officer of Nortel Networks Corporation where he headed a global staff of 475 professionals. Prior to joining Nortel, he had a highly successful 25-year career at IBM, where he served in posts in Europe, Asia and North America.
During his tenure at Nortel, his legal team dealt with a wide variety of major transactions, from the $60 billion spin-off of Nortel to $3 billion in public equity and debt offerings to more than 30 M&A deals. At IBM, he had a series of increasingly challenging assignments. Based in Hong Kong, he was General Counsel of IBM World Trade Asia Corporation. Later he served in Paris as General Counsel & Secretary of IBM World Trade Europe-Middle East-Africa, where he was responsible for IBMs legal operations in 67 countries with revenues of more than $25 billion. After two years as Assistant General Counsel of IBM Corporation, Mr. DeRoma was appointed General Counsel of IBM North America, IBMs largest business unit.
Mr. DeRoma is a graduate of the College of William & Mary Law School, where he was Editor of the William & Mary Law Review. He received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut. He serves on the national Board of the American Liver Foundation and is active in a number of other philanthropic organizations.
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Business News
Alcoa Names Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Thursday 30. July 2009 - Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today the appointment of Nicholas DeRoma as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, effective August 3, 2009. In addition to leading Alcoas legal and compliance operations worldwide, Mr. DeRoma will also serve on the Alcoa Executive Council. He succeeds Michael Schell, who continues as Executive Vice President, Business Development, and a member of the Executive Council.
“Nick DeRoma has the ideal combination of skills and experience to lead Alcoas legal team,” said Klaus Kleinfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer. “He is a well respected lawyer with a broad international background combined with a solid track record of success addressing a wide array of business and legal issues.”
Mr. DeRomas extensive international experience includes assignments in Asia, Europe, Canada and the United States. Based in Canada, he was Chief Legal Officer of Nortel Networks Corporation where he headed a global staff of 475 professionals. Prior to joining Nortel, he had a highly successful 25-year career at IBM, where he served in posts in Europe, Asia and North America.
During his tenure at Nortel, his legal team dealt with a wide variety of major transactions, from the $60 billion spin-off of Nortel to $3 billion in public equity and debt offerings to more than 30 M&A deals. At IBM, he had a series of increasingly challenging assignments. Based in Hong Kong, he was General Counsel of IBM World Trade Asia Corporation. Later he served in Paris as General Counsel & Secretary of IBM World Trade Europe-Middle East-Africa, where he was responsible for IBMs legal operations in 67 countries with revenues of more than $25 billion. After two years as Assistant General Counsel of IBM Corporation, Mr. DeRoma was appointed General Counsel of IBM North America, IBMs largest business unit.
Mr. DeRoma is a graduate of the College of William & Mary Law School, where he was Editor of the William & Mary Law Review. He received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Connecticut. He serves on the national Board of the American Liver Foundation and is active in a number of other philanthropic organizations
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