Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the Bahrain-based leading international aluminium smelter, has announced the appointment of Hassan Noor as the acting chief operations officer (COO).

Alba’s chief executive officer Tim Murray said: “Hassan’s appointment reflects Alba’s commitment to develop talented Bahraini nationals from within the Company into key leadership positions.

“With more than 20 years’ experience, Hassan has a proven track record for continuously surpassing the targets. His journey from a young Operator to a leadership role in Alba is truly a success story and I look forward to his continued contributions.”

Noor started his career in Alba in 1997 as a senior operator in the Carbon Department, then he was promoted in the same department to operations supervisor in 2000, operations superintendent in 2006 and operations senior superintendent in 2010. In 2013, he was appointed as manager of Carbon Department and since 2015, he was serving as the director of Carbon and Services.

Hassan has an MBA from the French Arabian Business School and holds a postgraduate certificate in Light Metals, University of Auckland, New Zealand and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Bahrain. – TradeArabia News Service