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  • Leadership
Executive Leadership
Novelis is a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited, an industry leader in aluminum, copper and metals; and a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group based in Mumbai, India.
Board of Directors
With a deep well of experience and business expertise, the Novelis board of directors provides counsel and guides the long-term direction of the company.

Kumar Mangalam Birla

Mr. Birla is the chairman of the board of directors of Hindalco and chairman of the board of directors of Novelis. Mr. Birla also serves as chairman of several other companies that are members of the Aditya Birla Group.

Satish Pai

Mr. Pai is managing director of Hindalco and a director of the Aditya Birla Group. He also serves on the Novelis board of directors, as well as the Compensation Committee.

Donald A. Stewart

Mr. Stewart has been a director of the company since 2007. He is the retired CEO and director of Sun Life Financial Inc. and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. Mr. Stewart currently serves as the chairman of the Audit Committee of the Novelis board of directors.

Gary Comerford

Mr. Comerford serves as President and CEO of CMC Global, a consulting company specializing in international expansion. He also serves as Vice Chair of the Canada India Business Council and Chair of the Board of Trustees of Brock University.

Thomas Martin Connelly, Jr.

Dr. Connelly is the Executive Director and CEO of the American Chemical Society (ACS) since 2015. Prior to joining ACS, he served as Chief Science and Technology Officer, and then as Chief Innovation Officer for the DuPont Company.

Vikas Sehgal

Mr. Sehgal is Executive Vice Chairman of Rothschild & Co. for the South & Southeast Asian region and also serves as Global Partner and Head of the Automotive sector. Mr. Sehgal aso serves as a director of Cyient Limited.

Praveen Maheshwari

Mr. Maheshwari is the Chief Financial Officer and Whole Time Director at Hindalco Industries Ltd. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Utkal Alumina International Limited, a subsidiary of Hindalco.

Steve Fisher

Mr. Fisher is President and Chief Executive Officer of Novelis Inc., the leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider and world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling.

Our Leadership

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Steve Fisher
President and Chief Executive Officer
Devinder Ahuja
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
H.R. Shashikant
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Sachin Satpute
Executive Vice President and President, Novelis Asia
Emilio Braghi
Executive Vice President and President, Novelis Europe
Cary Chenanda 
Executive Vice President and President, Novelis North America
Roberta Soares​
Senior Vice President and President, Novelis South America
Francisco Pires
Senior Vice President and Vision 3×30 Officer
Tadeu Nardocci
Executive Vice President, Manufacturing Projects
Michael Waelchli 
Chief Manufacturing Officer
Chris Courts
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Pierre Labat
Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer
Derek Prichett
Senior Vice President, Global Metal, Novelis Inc.
Greg Schlicht
Senior Vice President, Global Beverage Packaging
Regina Salazar
Senior Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer
Christopher A. Cerone
Vice President, Public Affairs & Communications, Novelis Inc.
Xavier Varone
Vice President, Global R&D