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Kenneth Wisnoski
President, Global Primary Products
Growth, Bauxite and Africa
Vice President, Alcoa
New York, New York
Ken Wisnoski was named President, Global Primary Products – Growth, Bauxite and Africa in March 2008. He had been vice president of this business unit, which is involved in smelting, bauxite and energy growth opportunities and projects worldwide. As President, he also manages operating accountabilities for the African region.
Ken joined Alcoa in 2005 in his most recent position as vice president, Global Primary Products Growth. In 2007, the business unit expanded to include responsibility for growth opportunities in energy and bauxite, and responsibility for Africa. During this two year period, Alcoa completed construction of its first Greenfield smelter in 20 years in Iceland, a new anode plant in Mosjøen, Norway, and a major refinery expansion is currently underway in São Luis, Brazil.
Prior to joining Alcoa, Ken was president, Europe and Africa for El Paso Corporation, one of North America’s largest independent natural gas producers and owner of North America’s largest interstate natural gas pipeline system. Earlier, he was employed for 17 years by Brown & Root, an international engineering and construction contractor involved in the oil and gas, metals, power and civil industries. While there, he held a variety of project management and senior and executive management positions.
Ken, who grew up in Texas, graduated from the University of Dallas in 1976 with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. He did post-graduate studies at Angelicum University, in Italy, and in 1984 obtained an MBA degree from the University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas. He is past Chairman of the United Nations Gas Center based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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