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Hydro appoints two new unit presidents for aluminium extrusion units in Europe and North America

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Update time : 2024-10-10 16:03:17
Norsk Hydro has announced the appointment of Erik Fossum and Jeff Lehman as unit president of aluminium extrusion units in Europe and North America. Extrusion Europe is the largest business unit in Hydro Extrusions, with 8,300 employees. Extrusion North America is the second largest unit, with 5,600 employees and revenues of EUR 5.4 billion last year.

Erik Fossum is succeeding Bruno D’hondt in his new position after serving several management roles in Hydro since 1995, including seven years as head of the company’s primary aluminium commercial team. He also led Hydro Extrusions’ Precision Tubing unit, which focuses on heat transfer applications for the automotive and HVAC industries.

Before being appointed as a unit president of Hydro Extrusions North America, Jeff Lehman has served Hydro Extrusions’ operations in Asia, based in Suzhou, China. He joined Hydro in 2012, before which he spent most of his career in Alcoa, Technoform and HA-International.

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