People: Kaiser Aluminum Corp (KALU.O)

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17 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Jack Hockema

65 2006 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Daniel Rinkenberger

53 2012 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President

John Donnan

51 2012 Executive Vice President - Legal, Compliance and Human Resources

Keith Harvey

52 2012 Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing, Aerospace and General Engineering

John Barneson

61 2007 Senior Vice President - Corporate Development

Peter Bunin

56 2012 Senior Vice President - Operations

Neal West

53 2008 Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

Melinda Ellsworth

53 2008 Vice President, Treasurer

Ray Parkinson

54 2012 Vice President - Advanced Engineering

Alfred Osborne

68 Lead Independent Director

Carolyn Bartholomew

54 2007 Independent Director

David Foster

64 2009 Independent Director

Teresa Hopp

52 2006 Independent Director

Lauralee Martin

62 2010 Independent Director

William Murdy

71 2006 Independent Director

Jack Quinn

61 2006 Independent Director

Thomas Van Leeuwen

55 2006 Independent Director

Brett Wilcox

58 2006 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Jack Hockema

Mr. Jack A. Hockema is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director since October 2001 and as Chairman of the Board since July 2006. He previously served as Executive Vice President of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (referred to herein as Kaiser) and President of the Kaiser Fabricated Products division from January 2000 to October 2001, and Executive Vice President of Kaiser from May 2000 to October 2001. He served as Vice President of Kaiser from May 1997 to May 2000. Mr. Hockema was President of Kaiser Engineered Products from March 1997 to January 2000. He served as President of Kaiser Extruded Products and Engineered Components from September 1996 to March 1997. Mr. Hockema served as a consultant to Kaiser and acting President of Kaiser Engineered Components from September 1995 to September 1996. Mr. Hockema was an employee of Kaiser from 1977 to 1982, working at Trentwood facility in Spokane, Washington, and serving as plant manager of former Union City, California can plant and as operations manager for Kaiser Extruded Products. In 1982, Mr. Hockema left Kaiser to become Vice President and General Manager of Bohn Extruded Products, a division of Gulf+Western, and later served as Group Vice President of American Brass Specialty Products until June 1992. From June 1992 to September 1996, Mr. Hockema provided consulting and investment advisory services to individuals and companies in the metals industry. Mr. Hockema served on the board of directors of Clearwater Paper Corp. from December 2008 to June 2009. He holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, both from Purdue University.

Daniel Rinkenberger

Mr. Daniel J. Rinkenberger is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. He served as the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since April 2008. Mr. Rinkenberger also served as the Company's Vice President from January 2005 to April 2008 and as Treasurer from January 2005 to July 2008. Prior to January 2005, he served as the Company's Vice President of Economic Analysis and Planning from February 2002. He served as Vice President, Planning and Business Development of the Company's Fabricated Products division from June 2000 through February 2002. Prior to that, he served as Vice President, Finance and Business Planning of the Company's Flat-Rolled Products division from February 1998 to February 2000, and as Assistant Treasurer from January 1995 through February 1998. Before joining the Company, he held a series of positions of increasing responsibility in the Treasury Department at Pennzoil Corporation. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Education degree from Illinois State University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

John Donnan

Mr. John Malcolm Donnan has been appointed as Executive Vice President - Legal, Compliance and Human Resources of Kaiser Aluminum Corp., with effect from June 7, 2012. Mr. Donnan joined the legal staff of the Company in 1993 and served as the Company's Senior Vice President - Legal, Compliance and Human Resources since May 2012. Mr. Donnan served as Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of the Company from December 2007 to May 2012 and Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel from January 2005 to December 2007. Mr. Donnan also served as the Deputy General Counsel of Company from 1993 to 2000. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Donnan was an associate in the Houston, Texas office of the law firm of Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin. He holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in finance and accounting from Texas Tech University. He is a member of the Texas and California bars.

Keith Harvey

Mr. Keith Harvey has been appointed as Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing, Aerospace and General Engineering of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, with effect from June 7, 2012. He served as the Company's Vice President Sales & Marketing, Aerospace & General Engineering Products since 2000. He joined the Company in 1981 as an industrial engineer at the Company's rolling mill in West Virginia. He subsequently held increasingly responsible positions in engineering and sales at several locations of the Company and was named a vice president in 1994. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University.

John Barneson

Mr. John Barneson is Senior Vice President - Corporate Development of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer from August 2001 to December 2007 and as Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer from December 1999 through August 2001. He served as Engineered Products Vice President of Business Development and Planning from September 1997 to December 1999. Mr. Barneson served as Flat-Rolled Products Vice President of Business Development and Planning from April 1996 to September 1997. Mr. Barneson has been an employee of Kaiser since September 1975 and has held a number of staff and operation management positions within the former Flat-Rolled and Engineered Products business units. He holds a Master of Science degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Oregon State University.

Peter Bunin

Mr. Peter S. Bunin has been appointed as Senior Vice President - Operations of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, with effect from June 7, 2012. He joined the Company in 1996 and served as the Vice President and General Manager - Operations since April 2009. He previously served as Vice President and General Manager - Heat Treat Products from January 2007 to April 2009 and Vice President and General Manager - Aerospace and General Engineering Products from July 2005 to January 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bunin held senior management positions with Ampco Metals and Outokumpu Copper. Bunin holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Neal West

Mr. Neal E. West is Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Prior to joining Kaiser, Mr. West served as the Principal Accounting Officer of Gateway, Inc. from June 2005 to May 2008. Mr. West was also the Vice President and Corporate Controller of Gateway, Inc. from April 2005 to May 2008. Prior to joining Gateway, Inc., Mr. West was the Vice President and Controller for APL Logistic, Ltd. from April 2000 to April 2005. In addition, Mr. West has held a number of finance, service and support positions at APL Ltd. Mr. West also previously worked for Standard Pacific and West-Tronics, Inc. as Division Controller and Financial Manager. Mr. West is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant and holds a Master of Science degree in information systems from Roosevelt University and a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and business administration from Illinois State University.

Melinda Ellsworth

Ms. Melinda C. Ellsworth is Vice President, Treasurer of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Prior to joining Kaiser, Ms. Ellsworth was Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations at HNI Corporation, a provider of office furniture and hearth products, from February 2002 to May 2007. From May 1998 to January 2002, she served in several roles with Sunbeam Corporation, ending her tenure as Vice President, International Finance and Treasury. She additionally has over a decade of experience in commercial banking. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from St. Bonaventure University and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

Ray Parkinson

Mr. Ray Parkinson has been appointed as Vice President - Advanced Engineering of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation with effect from June 7, 2012. He has served as the Company's Vice President of Advanced Engineering since 2001. Mr. Parkinson joined the Company in 1986 as technical director for extruded products and has more than 20 years of experience in sales, operations, quality control, engineering and research and development in diverse manufacturing environments. Mr. Parkinson has a Ph.D. in metallurgy, as well as Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Engineering, from Imperial College in the United Kingdom and an MBA from St. Mary's College.

Alfred Osborne

Dr. Alfred E. Osborne Jr., Ph.D., is Lead Independent Director of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Dr. Osborne has been the Senior Associate Dean at the UCLA Anderson School of Management since July 2003 and a Professor of Global Economics and Management since July 2008. Dr. Osborne was an Associate Professor of Global Economics and Management from July 1978 to June 2008. From July 1987 to June 2003, Dr. Osborne served as the Director of the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Dr. Osborne has served on the board of directors of Heckmann Corporation since August 2007, of First Pacific Advisor's New Income Fund, Capital Fund and Crescent Fund since December 1999, and of Wedbush, Inc., a financial services and investment firm, since January 1998. Dr. Osborne also served on the board of directors of EMAK Worldwide, Inc. from December 2000 to June 2008, of K2, Inc. from February 1999 to August 2007 and of Nordstrom, Inc. from August 1987 to May 2006. He holds a Doctorate degree in Business Economics, a Master's degree in Business Administration, a Master of Arts degree in Economics and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

Carolyn Bartholomew

Ms. Carolyn Bartholomew is Independent Director of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Ms. Bartholomew has served as Commissioner of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission since April 2003. She also served as its Vice Chairman from January 2006 to December 2006, January 2008 to December 2008 and January 2010 to December 2010 and its Chairman from January 2007 to December 2007 and January 2009 to December 2009. Ms. Bartholomew has also served as Director of Government Relations of Education Development Center, a non-profit organization focused on implementation of education and health programs and research, since February 2009. She was also the Executive Director of the Basic Education Coalition, a non-profit organization that works to raise public and private support for basic education for children in the United States and abroad, from July 2004 to August 2008. From August 1987 to April 2003, Ms. Bartholomew served as Legislative Director, District Director and Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. Ms. Bartholomew graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology from the University of Minnesota. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in anthropology from Duke University and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University.

David Foster

Mr. David Foster is Independent Director of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Mr. Foster has been the executive director of Blue Green Alliance, a strategic national partnership between labor unions and environmental organizations to expand the job-creating potential of the green economy and improve the rights of workers at home and around the world, since June 2006. Prior to joining Blue Green Alliance, he was a director of the United Steel, Paper and Foresting, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (referred to herein as the “USW”) for District #11 from March 1990 to February 2006. Mr. Foster has been an adjunct faculty member of the University of Minnesota since January 2003. Mr. Foster has also been a member of the board of directors of Evraz North America, d/b/a Oregon Steel Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Evraz, a global steel company, since June 2006. Mr. Foster holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Reed College.

Teresa Hopp

Ms. Teresa A. Hopp is Independent Director of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Prior to Ms. Hopp's retirement, she was the Chief Financial Officer for Western Digital Corporation, a hard disk drive manufacturer, from January 2000 to October 2001 and its Vice President, Finance from September 1998 to December 1999. Prior to her employment with Western Digital Corporation, Ms. Hopp was with Ernst & Young LLP from 1981 where she served as an audit partner for four years. During her tenure at Ernst & Young LLP, she managed audit department resource planning and scheduling and served as internal education director and information systems audit and security director. Ms. Hopp also served on the board of directors of On Assignment, Inc. from June 2003 to December 2007 and as its audit committee chair. She graduated summa cum laude from California State University, Fullerton, with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

Lauralee Martin

Ms. Lauralee E. Martin is Independent Director of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Ms. Martin has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating and Financial Officer of Jones Lang LaSalle since October 2005. Prior to being appointed the additional position of Chief Operating Officer of Jones Lang LaSalle, Ms. Martin served as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2002 to October 2005. She served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Heller Financial, Inc., a commercial finance company, from May 1996 to November 2001. Ms. Martin had previously held the positions of Senior Group President, responsible for Heller Financial's Real Estate, Equipment Financing, and Small Business Lending groups, and President of its Real Estate group. Prior to joining Heller Financial in 1986, Ms. Martin held certain senior management positions with General Electric Credit Corporation. Ms. Martin is a member of the board of directors and the Global Executive Committee of Jones Lang LaSalle and chairs its Global Operating Committee. She is also a member of the board of directors and the audit committee of HCP, Inc., a real estate investment trust focusing on properties serving the healthcare industry. She was a member of the board of directors of each of Key Corp, a bank holding company, from December 2003 to November 2010, Gables Residential Trust, a real estate investment trust, from 1994 to 2005 and Heller Financial from May 1991 to July 1998. She received a Bachelor's degree from Oregon State University and holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut.

William Murdy

Mr. William F. Murdy is Independent Director of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Mr. Murdy has been the Chairman of Comfort Systems USA, a commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning construction and service company, since June 2000 and served as its Chief Executive Officer from June 2000 to December 2011. Mr. Murdy previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Club Quarters, and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Landcare USA, Inc. Mr. Murdy has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of General Investment & Development, and as President and Managing General Partner with Morgan Stanley Venture Capital, Inc. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Pacific Resources, Inc. Mr. Murdy has served on the board of directors of Comfort Systems USA since 2000 and UIL Holdings Corp. since 2003. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.

Jack Quinn

Mr. Jack Quinn is Independent Director of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Mr. Quinn has been the president of Erie Community College in Buffalo, New York since April 2008. Mr. Quinn was the President of Cassidy & Associates, a government relations firm which assists clients promoting policy and appropriations objectives in Washington, D.C. with a focus on transportation, aviation, railroad, highway, infrastructure, corporate and industry clients, from January 2005 to March 2008. From January 1993 to January 2005, Mr. Quinn served as a United States Congressman for the state of New York. While in Congress, Mr. Quinn was Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads. He was also a senior member of the Transportation Subcommittees on Aviation, Highways and Mass Transit. In addition, Mr. Quinn was Chairman of the Executive Committee in the Congressional Steel Caucus. Prior to his election to Congress, Mr. Quinn served as supervisor of the town of Hamburg, New York. Mr. Quinn has served as a trustee of the AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust since 2005. Mr. Quinn received a Bachelor's degree from Siena College in Loudonville, New York, and a Master's degree from the State University of New York, Buffalo.

Thomas Van Leeuwen

Mr. Thomas Melton Van Leeuwen is Independent Director of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Mr. Van Leeuwen served as a Director - Senior Equity Research Analyst for Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. from March 2001 until his retirement in May 2002. Prior to that, Mr. Van Leeuwen served as a Director - Senior Equity Research Analyst for Credit Suisse First Boston from May 1993 to November 2000. Prior to that time, Mr. Van Leeuwen was First Vice President of Equity Research with Lehman Brothers, and Mr. Van Leeuwen held the positions of research analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc. and systems analyst with The Procter & Gamble Company. Mr. Van Leeuwen holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University. Mr. Van Leeuwen is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Brett Wilcox

Mr. Brett E. Wilcox is Independent Director of Kaiser Aluminum Corp. Mr. Wilcox has been an active investor in, on the board of directors of, or an executive consultant for, a number of metals and energy companies since 2005. From June 2005 to December 2011, Mr. Wilcox served as Chief Executive Officer of Summit Power Alternative Resources where he managed the development of wind generation and new energy technologies. From 1986 to 2005, Mr. Wilcox served as Chief Executive Officer of Golden Northwest Aluminum Company and its predecessors. Golden Northwest Aluminum Company and certain of its subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy in December 2003, while Mr. Wilcox served as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wilcox has also served as: Executive Director of Direct Services Industries, Inc., a trade association of aluminum and other energy-intensive companies; an attorney with Preston, Ellis & Gates in Seattle, Washington; Vice Chairman of the Oregon Progress Board; Chairman of the Oregon Economic and Community Development Commission; a member of the Oregon Governor's Comprehensive Review of the Northwest Regional Power System; and a member of the Oregon Governor's Task Forces on structure and efficiency of state government, employee benefits and compensation, and government performance and accountability. Mr. Wilcox received a Bachelor's degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and a Juris Doctorate from Stanford Law School.
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