People: Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp (NOR)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
William Brooks	69	2008	Chairman of the Board
Layle Smith	58	2008	President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Robert Mahoney	59	2009	Chief Financial Officer
Scott Croft	47	2006	President of Norandal USA, Inc.
Wayne Hale	57	2011	President - Upstream Business
Gail Lehman		2011	Vice President of Human Resources, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Matthew Michelini	31	2007	Director
Matthew Nord	33	2007	Director
Eric Press	47	2007	Director
Gareth Turner	48	2007	Director
Richard Evans	65	2010	Independent Director
Robert Kasdin	53	2008	Independent Director
Thomas Miklich	65	2008	Independent Director
Carl Rickertsen	52	2012	Independent Director
Ronald Rolfe		2013	Independent Director
Alan Schumacher	66	2008	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
William Brooks	Mr. William H. Brooks, Jr., is Chairman of the Board of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. He has been a director of Noranda HoldCo since July 2, 2007 and became Chairman of the Board of Noranda HoldCo on March 3, 2008. Mr. Brooks was the President and CEO of Noranda HoldCo from May 18, 2007 to March 3, 2008 on which date he retired from employment. His previous assignments included President of the Aluminum Business, President of the Rolling Mills Division, President of Primary Products Division and Plant Manager at Huntingdon. Mr. Brooks has 30 years of experience in the aluminum industry, having been with Noranda Aluminum for 22 of those years. Mr. Brooks holds a BS in Business from Cleveland State University and an MBA from the University of Tennessee and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Layle Smith	Mr. Layle Kiplind Smith, is President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp, since March 3, 2008. From April 2007 to December 2007, Mr. Smith held the position of Executive Director with the Berry Plastics Corporation. He was Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation from June 2006 until it merged under common Apollo control with Berry Plastics Corporation in April 2007. In his role as Chief Executive Officer of Covalence, Mr. Smith was responsible for the executive leadership of the company, including accountability for achieving overall financial results. After its merger with Berry Plastics Corporation, Covalence was operated as a division of Berry Plastics, and Mr. Smith continued to be responsible for financial results as Executive Director of Berry Plastics. Mr. Smith was President and Chief Operating Officer of Resolution Performance Products LLC, an Apollo portfolio company, from September 2004 until that company merged under common Apollo control with Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. in May 2005. Mr. Smith served as a Divisional President at Hexion until his departure in June 2006. From February 2002 to February 2004, Mr. Smith was Chief Executive Officer and Director of NxtPhase Corporation, a manufacturer of high voltage digital optical sensors, relays and recorders. A receiver was appointed for NxtPhase in 2004. In his senior management roles, Mr. Smith was responsible for the executive management and operations of the company, including responsibility for achieving overall financial results. Previously, Mr. Smith held positions at Ballard Power Systems and The Dow Chemical Company. Mr. Smith graduated in 1981 from Harvard University with an MBA and in 1977 with a BA in Chemistry.
Robert Mahoney	Mr. Robert B. Mahoney is Chief Financial Officer of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp., since May 2009. Prior to joining the Company, he most recently was Chief Executive Officer of Hi-P International Limited in Shanghai China, a publicly traded (Singapore Exchange Ltd.) supplier of plastic injection components and stamped parts, from 2007 to 2009. From 1995 to 2007, Mr. Mahoney was employed by Molex Inc. in a number of operating and financial positions. He was Chief Financial Officer of Molex from 1996 through 2003 and Executive Vice President and President of Molex Asia from 2003 through 2007. Mr. Mahoney received a BA in Economics and History from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Michigan.
Scott Croft	Mr. Scott Croft is President of Norandal USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. He was appointed President of the Rolling Mills division in 2006 and has been the President and a Director of Norandal USA, Inc., the company's wholly owned subsidiary, since 2006. His previous assignments included Site Manager at Huntingdon from 2002 to 2006, Director of Foil Operations from 2001 to 2002, Plant Manager at Salisbury from 1995 to 2000 and Production Manager at Huntingdon from 1993 to 1995. Mr. Croft holds a BS in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Syracuse University.
Wayne Hale	Mr. Wayne R. Hale serves as President - Upstream Business of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. Mr. Hale has over thirty four years experience managing aluminum and chemical businesses and most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Century Aluminum from March 2007 to May 2011.
Gail Lehman	Ms. Gail E. Lehman is Vice President - Human Resources, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. She has been General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since January 2010. In February, 2011, Ms. Lehman also assumed the role of Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to joining the company, she most recently was Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft in Wichita, Kansas, from July 2007 until August 2008. From April 2006 until May 2007, Ms. Lehman served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Covalence Specialty Materials Corporation. From November 2001 through April 2006, Ms. Lehman was the Assistant General Counsel, Treasury and Finance, and Assistant Secretary for Honeywell International Inc. From 1993 through November 2001, Ms. Lehman held various positions of increasing responsibility in the Law Department of Honeywell International Inc. and its predecessor, AlliedSignal Inc. Before joining AlliedSignal, Ms. Lehman was an associate with the law firm of Lowenstein, Sandler in Roseland, New Jersey. Ms. Lehman holds a BA and M.Ed. from Rutgers University and a JD from Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey.
Matthew Michelini	Mr. Matthew R. Michelini is Director of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp., since March 2007. Mr. Michelini joined Apollo in 2006. Prior to joining Apollo, Mr. Michelini was a member of the mergers and acquisitions group of Lazard Frères & Co. from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Michelini also serves on the board of directors of Metals USA Holdings Corp. and Athene Holding Ltd. Mr. Michelini graduated from Princeton University with a BS in Mathematics and a Certificate in Finance.
Matthew Nord	Mr. Matthew H. Nord is Director of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp., March 2007. Mr. Nord is a principal of Apollo and has been associated with Apollo since 2003. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Nord was a member of the Investment Banking division of Salomon Smith Barney Inc. Mr. Nord serves on the board of directors of Affinion Group Inc., Hughes Telematics, Inc. and SOURCECORP, Inc. Mr. Nord received a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Eric Press	Mr. Eric L. Press has been Director of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp., since March 2007. Mr. Press is a partner of Apollo. Prior to joining Apollo in 1998, Mr. Press was associated with the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, specializing in mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and related financing transactions. From 1987 to 1989, Mr. Press was a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group (“BCG”), a management consulting firm focused on corporate strategy. Mr. Press has been engaged in all aspects of Apollo’s lodging, leisure and entertainment investment activities, as well as Apollo’s investments in basic industries and financial services. Mr. Press serves on the boards of directors of Prestige Cruise Holdings, Affinion Group, Metals USA, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., Innkeepers USA Trust and Verso Paper Corp. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Rodeph Sholom School in New York City. Mr. Press graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with an AB in Economics, and from Yale Law School, where he was a Senior Editor of the Yale Law Review.
Gareth Turner	Mr. Gareth Turner is Director of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp., since May 2007. Mr. Turner joined Apollo in 2005 and is based in London. From 1997 to 2005, Mr. Turner was employed by Goldman Sachs as a Managing Director in its investment banking group based in London. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Turner was head of Goldman Sachs' Global Metals and Mining Group and managed the firm's investment banking relationships with the companies in the sector. He has a broad range of experience in both capital markets and merger and acquisition transactions. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Turner was employed at Lehman Brothers from 1992 to 1997, by Salomon Brothers from 1991 to 1992 and by RBC Dominion Securities from 1986 to 1989. Mr. Turner serves on the board of directors of CEVA Group plc; Apollo Management International LLP; Constellium Holdco B.V., Ascometal SAS and The Monier Group. Mr. Turner graduated from the University of Western Ontario with an MBA with Distinction in 1991 and from the University of Toronto with his BA in 1986.
Richard Evans	Mr. Richard B. Evans is Independent Director of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp., since March 2010. He is currently Non-Executive Chairman of AbitibiBowater Inc., a forest products company based in Montreal, and an independent director of CGI Group, Inc., a company engaged in information technology and management consulting, as well as outsourcing services. Mr. Evans is also a director and, from February 2010 through November 2011, served as Interim Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Constellium, a company based in Paris, France that is majority-owned by Apollo and produces aluminum fabricated products for the aerospace, packaging and automotive industries world-wide. He retired in April 2009 as an Executive Director of London-based Rio Tinto plc and Melbourne-based Rio Tinto Ltd., and as Chief Executive of Rio Tinto Alcan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto and the world's producer of aluminum. Mr. Evans was President and Chief Executive Officer of Montreal-based Alcan Inc. from March 2006 to October 2007, and led the negotiation of the acquisition of Alcan by Rio Tinto in October 2007. He was Alcan's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from September 2005 to March 2006. Prior to joining Alcan in 1997, he held various senior management positions with the Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Company during his 27 years with the company. Mr. Evans also is currently an Executive in Residence and Advisory Board member at the McGill University Faculty of Business, and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Global Economic Symposium based in Kiel, Germany. He is a past Chairman of the International Aluminum Institute and a past Chairman of the Washington, DC-based U.S. Aluminum Association.
Robert Kasdin	Mr. Robert Kasdin is Independent Director of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp., since February 2008. Mr. Kasdin has been Senior Executive Vice President of Columbia University since September 2002. Prior to joining Columbia University, he served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the University of Michigan, Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer for The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and Vice President and General Counsel for Princeton University Investment Company. Mr. Kasdin started his career as a corporate attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell. He is a trustee of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. Mr. Kasdin earned his AB from Princeton and his JD from Harvard Law School.
Thomas Miklich	Mr. Thomas R. Miklich is Independent Director of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp., since January 2008. He has been Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ferro Corporation since July 2010. He was a director, from 2002 to 2007, and Chief Financial Officer, from 2005 to 2007, of Titan Technology, Inc., a private IT consulting and outsourcing company. Mr. Miklich also was a director, from 1994 to 2002, and Chief Financial Officer, from 2002 to 2004, of OM Group, Inc., a specialty chemical company. He also served as Chief Financial Officer for The Sherwin-Williams Company from 1986 to 1991, and Chief Financial Officer of Invacare Corporation from 1993 to 2002. Mr. Miklich also is a director of Quality Distribution, Inc., and served as a director of United Agri Products from 2005 to 2007, as well as Chairman of United Agri Products Audit Committee.
Carl Rickertsen	Mr. Carl J. Rickertsen has been appointed as Independent Director of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation, effective April 4, 2012. He is currently the Managing Partner of Pine Creek Partners, a private equity fund targeting small manufacturing, distribution and service industry business, since February 2005. From September 1994 to October 2004, he was Chief Operating Officer and Partner of Thayer Capital Partners, a private equity firm. Mr. Rickertsen was a founding partner of three Thayer Capital funds totaling over $1.4 billion. From March 1989 to February 1993, Mr. Rickertsen was a general partner of Hancock Park Associates, an investment firm. Earlier in his career, Mr. Rickertsen was employed by Brentwood Associates and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated. He is a director of MicroStrategy Incorporated and Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc., and previously served on the board of directors of Convera Corporation, UAP Holding Corp. and Homeland Security Capital Corp.
Ronald Rolfe	Mr. Ronald S. Rolfe is appointed as the Independent Director of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation. Mr. Rolfe is currently a Retired Partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. He is currently a member of the Strategic and Audit Committees of Captain Bidco SAS (France) and the Board of Directors of Advanced Assessment Systems, Inc. Other current positions held by Mr. Rolfe include President of The Allen-Stevenson School, member of the Audit Committee of The Lawrenceville School and member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Governance Committee at De La Salle Academy.
Alan Schumacher	Mr. Alan H. Schumacher is Independent Director of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp., since January 2008. From 1977 to 2000, Mr. Schumacher served in various financial positions at American National Can Group, Inc. and its subsidiary, American National Can Company, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American National Can Group, Inc. Mr. Schumacher is currently a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. He is a director of BlueLinx Holdings, Inc., Quality Distribution, Inc., EAF, LLC, School Bus Holdings, Inc. and North American Bus Industries.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
William Brooks	1,610,510
Layle Smith	3,711,810
Robert Mahoney	1,149,870
Scott Croft	1,123,130
Wayne Hale	426,467
Gail Lehman	771,417
Matthew Michelini	--
Matthew Nord	--
Eric Press	--
Gareth Turner	--
Richard Evans	--
Robert Kasdin	--
Thomas Miklich	--
Carl Rickertsen	--
Ronald Rolfe	--
Alan Schumacher	--

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
William Brooks	0	0
Layle Smith	0	0
Robert Mahoney	0	0
Scott Croft	0	0
Wayne Hale	0	0
Gail Lehman	0	0
Matthew Michelini	0	0
Matthew Nord	0	0
Eric Press	0	0
Gareth Turner	0	0
Richard Evans	0	0
Robert Kasdin	0	0
Thomas Miklich	0	0
Carl Rickertsen	0	0
Ronald Rolfe	0	0
Alan Schumacher	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
MAHONEY ROBERT B	47,000	$0.00
LEHMAN GAIL E	47,000	$0.00
CROFT SCOTT M	47,000	$0.00
SMITH LAYLE KIPLIND	226,750	$0.00
HALE WAYNE R	47,000	$0.00
LEHMAN GAIL E	368	$0.00
CROFT SCOTT M	368	$0.00
MAHONEY ROBERT B	368	$0.00
BROOKS WILLIAM H JR	47	$0.00
HALE WAYNE R	584	$0.00
SMITH LAYLE KIPLIND	1,796	$0.00
RICKERTSEN CARL JOHN	47	$0.00
SMITH LAYLE KIPLIND	20,000	$4.14
EVANS RICHARD B	10,000	$4.15
LEHMAN GAIL E	2,085	$5.93
CROFT SCOTT M	306	$0.00
MAHONEY ROBERT B	306	$0.00
SMITH LAYLE KIPLIND	1,493	$0.00
HALE WAYNE R	473	$0.00
LEHMAN GAIL E	306	$0.00
HALE WAYNE R	2,039	$6.26
HALE WAYNE R	477	$0.00
LEHMAN GAIL E	277	$0.00
SMITH LAYLE KIPLIND	1,348	$0.00
CROFT SCOTT M	277	$0.00

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