People: Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY.OL)

Mr. Hans-Joachim Kock has served as Executive Vice President of Extruded Products and Member of the Management Board of Norsk Hydro ASA since June 1, 2010, and he has been appointed Head of Finance, Bauxite & Alumina Business Area at the Company effective as of February 15, 2013. He has been employed by the Company since 1981. He began his career in 1980 with Baader North American Corp. in the United States. He has held a number of management positions in VIAG AG in Bonn, VAW aluminium AG, VAW Australia Pty. Ltd. and Aluminium Norf GmbH. In 1998, he was appointed Managing Director of VAW's rolled products plant in Slim, Italy, in 2002 to become part of the Company. From 2004 to 2006, he was Chief Financial Officer of Hydro's Rolled Products sector and Sector President from 2006 to 2007. He was Head of Finance in Hydro's Aluminium Products business area from 2007 to 2009 and in the Extruded Products area from 2009 to 2010. He holds a degree in business administration and engineering from the Universitaet Karlsruhe, Germany.