Jerome Lucaes is CEO of FAST FORWARD ZERO (FFZero). FFZero advises business leaders, investors and funds to transform to net zerocarbon, circular and fair models. Jerome is also a senior advisor for theInternational Aluminium Institute and for numerous companies across thevertical aluminium supply-chain (from mine to consumers)
30 years of experience in various industries, including 20 years in thealuminium sector (Pechiney downstream — now Constellium —, AlcanRio Tinto, Rusal).
Jerome spearheaded a few World Firsts which have been transformative inthe aluminium sector• The co-creation of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (in 2011 withfive other companies
He initiated the development of the first two global low carbonaluminium brands RENEWAL and ALLOW
He developed a few multi-tier partnerships from mine to consumers(with large brands like Budweiser, Ball, and Apple, to name a few).
He participated in the world’s first strategy to net zero carbon acrossthe mining and metal sector (announced in Jan 2021)
He initiated a few coalitions: the Aluminium for Climate Group hostedby the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2019, and Aluminium Forward2030, a coalition launched in 2023 by the International AluminiumInstitute (IAI).