Agenda

President & CEO,  The Aluminum Association
As president and CEO of the Aluminum Association, Tom Dobbins, CAE serves as the chief advocate for the full aluminum value chain in the United States, which supports nearly 700,000 American workers. The association’s more than 120 members produce the vast majority of the aluminum and aluminum products shipped in North America.

Prior to joining the Aluminum Association in 2020, Dobbins served as the president & CEO of the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), the largest trade association in the world representing composites manufacturers and their suppliers. There, he prioritized market growth and development for the composites industry — leading effective government affairs, communications, events and education programs. During his tenure, the ACMA revamped its annual trade show, more than doubling its size; worked with Congress to include provisions on composites in the last eight major infrastructure bills signed into law; spearheaded a program to bring composites manufacturers to private events with automotive and aviation OEMs; and worked with the Department of Energy to launch an advanced manufacturing institute for composites.

Dobbins is a recent member of the Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA) Board of Directors, past chair of the American Society of Association Executives' (ASAE) Public Policy Committee and a past co-chair of ASAE’s Lobby Task Force.

Before joining ACMA, he worked for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), where he created a comprehensive outreach and education program for small businesses for which the agency won an award from the Small Business Administration. Dobbins brings a wealth of experience from his time atone of Washington, D.C.'s top lobbying firms and as a staffer on Capitol Hill.

His wife, Rebecca, serves as director of global affairs at the American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.

President, North America,  CRU

Mr. Ball joined CRU late in 2012 as President for North America, based in the Pittsburgh office.  He previously held executive leadership positions with Westinghouse Nuclear, responsible for global security of supply, procurement of steel fabrications, market intelligence, and business strategy. Prior to Westinghouse he worked across the semiconductor industry, including 8 years with Intel Corporation driving risk management, supply chain, and product development, and 3 years in manufacturing operations at a Motorola/Siemens Joint Venture. John holds a BS in Nuclear Engineering, as well as an MBA in Global Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University.  He began his career in the United States Navy while managing nuclear plant operations on a guided missile cruiser.  He travelled on multiple deployments including Operation Desert Storm.

Advisor,  CRU
Greg Wittbecker is based in Pittsburgh. In this capacity he supports North American and Global fundamental aluminum analysis. Mr Wittbecker joined CRU in January 2018, following his retirement as Vice President, Industry Analysis, Alcoa. During his 14 years at Alcoa, he held director roles in analysis, logistics, recycling policy and corporate strategy. During 2016-2017, Mr Wittbecker was Managing Director of Alcoa China, Shanghai, where he led Alcoa’s comprehensive analysis of the Chinese upstream markets. Before joining Alcoa in 2003, he was Global Manager of Physical Metal Trading for Koch Supply & Trading. From 1988-2001, Mr Wittbecker served as Vice President, Wise Metals Group, responsible for risk management and primary metal trading. He began his career with Cargill Inc, holding a progression of operational and trading roles within grains, metals and ocean freight.

President and CEO,  Aluminium Association of Canada
As President and CEO of the Aluminium Association of Canada (AAC) since 2009, Jean Simard is the industry’s official representative and spokesperson. Mr Simard is a member of the Board and of the Executive Committee of the Quebec Industrial Aluminium Cluster (AluQuébec), member of the Board of the Conseil patronal de l’environnement du Québec (CPEQ), and the Quebec Aluminium Research Development Centre (CQRDA). Co-founder of SWITCH, the Alliance for a greener economy, he is one of the Leaders of the Canadian Smart Prosperity Initiative, as well as of the Advisory Council of the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices.

Director General,  European Aluminium
Dr Gerd Götz has been Director General of European Aluminium since 2013, after more than 20 years of experience in the electronics industry where he has held different managing roles in public affairs, corporate communications and brand management in Hamburg, Brussels and Amsterdam. He was most recently Global Head of Public Affairs with Royal Philips. Gerd started his career in 1980 as a business editor of a business magazine in Berlin, from 1985 to 1989 as its deputy editor in chief. A German national, he studied Business Administration and Economics at Berlin’s Free University and Université Paris-Dauphine.

President & CEO,  The Aluminum Association
As president and CEO of the Aluminum Association, Tom Dobbins, CAE serves as the chief advocate for the full aluminum value chain in the United States, which supports nearly 700,000 American workers. The association’s more than 120 members produce the vast majority of the aluminum and aluminum products shipped in North America.

Prior to joining the Aluminum Association in 2020, Dobbins served as the president & CEO of the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), the largest trade association in the world representing composites manufacturers and their suppliers. There, he prioritized market growth and development for the composites industry — leading effective government affairs, communications, events and education programs. During his tenure, the ACMA revamped its annual trade show, more than doubling its size; worked with Congress to include provisions on composites in the last eight major infrastructure bills signed into law; spearheaded a program to bring composites manufacturers to private events with automotive and aviation OEMs; and worked with the Department of Energy to launch an advanced manufacturing institute for composites.

Dobbins is a recent member of the Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA) Board of Directors, past chair of the American Society of Association Executives' (ASAE) Public Policy Committee and a past co-chair of ASAE’s Lobby Task Force.

Before joining ACMA, he worked for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), where he created a comprehensive outreach and education program for small businesses for which the agency won an award from the Small Business Administration. Dobbins brings a wealth of experience from his time atone of Washington, D.C.'s top lobbying firms and as a staffer on Capitol Hill.

His wife, Rebecca, serves as director of global affairs at the American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.

Executive Director,  Japan Aluminium Association
Dr. Yoshihisa Tabata has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Japan Aluminium Association (JAA) since 2017. He worked for the Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for 32 years before joining JAA. He has been involved in various industry sections such as the petroleum refining division, non-ferrous metals division, automobile division, and small & medium enterprise agency. He has been involved in nonferrous metals including aluminum for six years from his experience in METI. He was dispatched to China for eight years as an Area Director. He studied at the University of Arizona in the USA during 1993 – 1995 and received his PhD degree in Mineral Economics. He has also received his BS degree from the University of Tokyo.

Advisor,  CRU
Greg Wittbecker is based in Pittsburgh. In this capacity he supports North American and Global fundamental aluminum analysis. Mr Wittbecker joined CRU in January 2018, following his retirement as Vice President, Industry Analysis, Alcoa. During his 14 years at Alcoa, he held director roles in analysis, logistics, recycling policy and corporate strategy. During 2016-2017, Mr Wittbecker was Managing Director of Alcoa China, Shanghai, where he led Alcoa’s comprehensive analysis of the Chinese upstream markets. Before joining Alcoa in 2003, he was Global Manager of Physical Metal Trading for Koch Supply & Trading. From 1988-2001, Mr Wittbecker served as Vice President, Wise Metals Group, responsible for risk management and primary metal trading. He began his career with Cargill Inc, holding a progression of operational and trading roles within grains, metals and ocean freight.

Advisor,  CRU
Greg Wittbecker is based in Pittsburgh. In this capacity he supports North American and Global fundamental aluminum analysis. Mr Wittbecker joined CRU in January 2018, following his retirement as Vice President, Industry Analysis, Alcoa. During his 14 years at Alcoa, he held director roles in analysis, logistics, recycling policy and corporate strategy. During 2016-2017, Mr Wittbecker was Managing Director of Alcoa China, Shanghai, where he led Alcoa’s comprehensive analysis of the Chinese upstream markets. Before joining Alcoa in 2003, he was Global Manager of Physical Metal Trading for Koch Supply & Trading. From 1988-2001, Mr Wittbecker served as Vice President, Wise Metals Group, responsible for risk management and primary metal trading. He began his career with Cargill Inc, holding a progression of operational and trading roles within grains, metals and ocean freight.

Director,  Commodity Research Group
Edward Meir has been in the commodities business for more than 35 years. After getting his BA in Economics from McGill University and his M.B.A from NYU, Mr. Meir started his career as a commodity research analyst on Wall Street before moving on to trade aluminum, tin and steel for London-based Trans-World Metals. Currently, Mr. Meir’s Commodity Research Group is responsible for producing base metals research for ED&F Man Capital Markets. Prior to that, Mr. Meir provided similar research to both StoneX and MF Global for a number of years. Fastmarkets ranked Mr. Meir as the #1 overall base metals analyst in terms of forecast accuracy in four of the last eight years.

Advisor,  CRU
Greg Wittbecker is based in Pittsburgh. In this capacity he supports North American and Global fundamental aluminum analysis. Mr Wittbecker joined CRU in January 2018, following his retirement as Vice President, Industry Analysis, Alcoa. During his 14 years at Alcoa, he held director roles in analysis, logistics, recycling policy and corporate strategy. During 2016-2017, Mr Wittbecker was Managing Director of Alcoa China, Shanghai, where he led Alcoa’s comprehensive analysis of the Chinese upstream markets. Before joining Alcoa in 2003, he was Global Manager of Physical Metal Trading for Koch Supply & Trading. From 1988-2001, Mr Wittbecker served as Vice President, Wise Metals Group, responsible for risk management and primary metal trading. He began his career with Cargill Inc, holding a progression of operational and trading roles within grains, metals and ocean freight.

Head of Primary & Products, Aluminium,  CRU
Eoin Dinsmore joined CRU in 2011 after previously working for Nestle. He obtained an MSc. in Finance and Capital markets from Dublin City University in 2008 and holds a BA in Economics and History. Mr Dinsmore is a Principal Consultant in the Aluminium Primary and Products Team. His main areas of specialism include aluminium price forecasting, semis and primary demand and production analysis.

Research Manager, Aluminum,  CRU

Steve has a distinguished career in the aluminum industry holding high profile roles at leading downstream aluminium companies including Chief Commercial Officer at Tri-Arrows Aluminum.  Prior to joining Tri-Arrows (then ARCO), Steve held the position of Director of Sales and Marketing at Commonwealth Aluminum.   More recently, Steve has worked as an independent consultant to the industry. Steve has also had successful spells in not-for-profit organizations, including President of Providence High School in Clarksville IN.     

Advisor,  CRU
Greg Wittbecker is based in Pittsburgh. In this capacity he supports North American and Global fundamental aluminum analysis. Mr Wittbecker joined CRU in January 2018, following his retirement as Vice President, Industry Analysis, Alcoa. During his 14 years at Alcoa, he held director roles in analysis, logistics, recycling policy and corporate strategy. During 2016-2017, Mr Wittbecker was Managing Director of Alcoa China, Shanghai, where he led Alcoa’s comprehensive analysis of the Chinese upstream markets. Before joining Alcoa in 2003, he was Global Manager of Physical Metal Trading for Koch Supply & Trading. From 1988-2001, Mr Wittbecker served as Vice President, Wise Metals Group, responsible for risk management and primary metal trading. He began his career with Cargill Inc, holding a progression of operational and trading roles within grains, metals and ocean freight.

President,  Paige Trucking

Dan Titus grew up in a small town, Cato NY where he later moved to Ithaca, NY to study Business Management and Political Science. In 1999 Dan graduated Ithaca College with his Bachelor’s Degree and proceeded to work in the financial industry. Passionate about business, Dan came back to run the family business in 2003 following his father’s passing.  Along with his sister, Piper Titus, they bought their father’s company in 2012, Keith Titus Corp from their mother. This was a natural fit for Dan, he was raised to understand almost all aspects of operations, understood the complexities of logistics and the significance of relationships with quality drivers and customers. With these qualities, the family business not only survived but thrived. Dan has specialized in a wide variety of bulk transportation encompassing over 600 commodities.  To push these materials, taking after his father who designed the original dump trailer to offer some of the first closed loop logistics models, Dan designs custom trailers hand-in-hand with a variety of manufacturers and has the trailer that is used in the largest closed loop logistics model in the world to his credit. Van, dump, roll -off and flatbed trailers were refined to expand the quality of cargo, giving more opportunities to haul most every bulk commodity virtually everywhere in North America. In 2015 Page Material Management was started.  Its focus is centered around warehousing, inventory management, product sequencing, material baling and alloy segregation.  With the impressive take off, Dan now has ten terminals out of state, with Page Trucking/Page Material Management being headquarters in Weedsport, NY. Besides Dan putting his education and dedication into his family and family business, Dan has grown to help other organizations. Dan volunteers his time to numerous boards from the Aluminum Association, ISRI as well as a seat on the United Way Board of Directors for fund raising efforts and the local pop warner football program as a coach.

Commercial Manager- Metals Group,  David J Joseph Company

BS in Finance from Bowling Green State University- 1994

David J. Joseph- August 1994

September 1994- Assistant Business Manager in Plant Operations Department work with scrap operations on NF metal recoveries and mobile equipment study of lease vs. buy.

August 1996- Internal audit- financial and operational audits of all DJJ locations/business units.

August 1998- Business Manager- Mill service operations and Rail Service operations.

August 2009 to Current- Commercial Manager- Metals Group.  Responsible for all value added products ( deox, RSI, profit share agreements). Handle National accounts on Buy/sale side.

 

Vice President, Non Ferrous,  EMR Group USA

Richard Mayenknecht is the Vice President of Non Ferrous for EMR Group USA, a metals recycling company operating 71 recycling facilities in the USA and based in Camden New Jersey. EMR Group USA is a subsidiary of European Metal Recycling (EMR), a privately held, UK based recycler with more than 100 facilities operating in Europe.

Prior to EMR, Richard was based in Monterrey Mexico acting as the Global Director of Aluminum for Nemak Automotive Castings. Prior to Nemak, Richard was the Primary Ingot Sales Manager for Rusal Americas until May 2017, the Global Market Analyst for Alcoa Primary Foundry Alloys, the Commercial Director for Ma’aden Aluminum in Saudi Arabia, the North American Commercial Lead for Alcoa Recycling, Commercial Manager with Evermore Recycling, and started his metal career with David J Joseph, as a Metal Purchasing Manager.

Richard holds an MBA from University of Cincinnati, a Bachelor Degree in Environmental Science from Brock University and a Chemical Technology Diploma from Sheridan College in Toronto, Canada.

President,  Owl’s Head Alloys

Michael J. Boyle has a career of over 31 years in the aluminum  industry.  His wide range of experiences include primary smelting, rolling (both DC and CC), casting (slab & billet), extrusions, metals risk management, metal trading, energy risk management  and secondary smelting. Michael became the President of Owl’s Head Alloys located in Bowling Green, KY in January of 2020. OHA began operations in 2002 and became an ESOP in 2019. Prior to OHA, he led the scrap procurement for Alcoa for a little more than 7 years. This included all of the global scrap strategy and purchasing on 5 continents prior to the 2016 separation of Alcoa and Arconic. Michael began his career at Ravenswood Aluminum Corporation in West Virginia in 1990 as their metal trader.

Manager, Non Ferrous,  David J Joseph Company

With a background in commercial real estate, I came to DJJ in 2011 without much knowledge of the industry.  Fortunately, I was able to draw on my sales and management experience to make the transition into the scrap trading business.   Since beginning my career at DJJ, I started as a entry level trader traveling around to several territories and trading as much scrap as possible.  Now as a manager, my primary functions are national customer account management, strategic planning and process improvement.  Each day, my goal is to our is to help our team members achieve their personal goals while providing world class customer service and scrap expertise.  

Advisor,  CRU
Greg Wittbecker is based in Pittsburgh. In this capacity he supports North American and Global fundamental aluminum analysis. Mr Wittbecker joined CRU in January 2018, following his retirement as Vice President, Industry Analysis, Alcoa. During his 14 years at Alcoa, he held director roles in analysis, logistics, recycling policy and corporate strategy. During 2016-2017, Mr Wittbecker was Managing Director of Alcoa China, Shanghai, where he led Alcoa’s comprehensive analysis of the Chinese upstream markets. Before joining Alcoa in 2003, he was Global Manager of Physical Metal Trading for Koch Supply & Trading. From 1988-2001, Mr Wittbecker served as Vice President, Wise Metals Group, responsible for risk management and primary metal trading. He began his career with Cargill Inc, holding a progression of operational and trading roles within grains, metals and ocean freight.

Advisor,  CRU
Greg Wittbecker is based in Pittsburgh. In this capacity he supports North American and Global fundamental aluminum analysis. Mr Wittbecker joined CRU in January 2018, following his retirement as Vice President, Industry Analysis, Alcoa. During his 14 years at Alcoa, he held director roles in analysis, logistics, recycling policy and corporate strategy. During 2016-2017, Mr Wittbecker was Managing Director of Alcoa China, Shanghai, where he led Alcoa’s comprehensive analysis of the Chinese upstream markets. Before joining Alcoa in 2003, he was Global Manager of Physical Metal Trading for Koch Supply & Trading. From 1988-2001, Mr Wittbecker served as Vice President, Wise Metals Group, responsible for risk management and primary metal trading. He began his career with Cargill Inc, holding a progression of operational and trading roles within grains, metals and ocean freight.

Research Manager, Aluminum,  CRU

Steve has a distinguished career in the aluminum industry holding high profile roles at leading downstream aluminium companies including Chief Commercial Officer at Tri-Arrows Aluminum.  Prior to joining Tri-Arrows (then ARCO), Steve held the position of Director of Sales and Marketing at Commonwealth Aluminum.   More recently, Steve has worked as an independent consultant to the industry. Steve has also had successful spells in not-for-profit organizations, including President of Providence High School in Clarksville IN.     

CEO,  Constellium

Lloyd A. “Buddy” Stemple, originally from West Virginia earned a B.S. Industrial Engineering and Masters in Business Administration from West Virginia University and a Masters in Practicing Management from McGill University in Montreal.  Buddy began his career in the Aluminium industry in 1979 with Kaiser Aluminium and moved to Alcan Aluminium/Novelis in 1983 where he held various positions in Operations, Human Relations, Sales & Marketing ,up to Vice President & General Manager of Novelis Specialty Product through 2009.   Buddy joined the Oman Aluminium Rolling Company (OARC) in 2010 as Chief Executive Officer and has overseen the establishment of the facility, organization and marketing plans for the company.  OARC is a 140,000 ton per year light gauge rolling facility located in Sohar Oman.   The world class facility provides light gauge aluminium sheet to the food, heat exchanger and construction industries.  In March of 2014, Buddy was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Constellium Ravenswood LCC in Ravenswood WV.    Buddy returned to his home town to lead the Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood which is an industry leader in aerospace plate, General Engineering plate and Specialty rolled products.

Buddy is also a Director of Pathfinder Band Holding Company (NASDAQ: PBHC), an Upstate New York Community Bank Holding Company of Pathfinder Bank based in Oswego, NY with assets of $600 million.     He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Aluminum Association.   He has also served as the Chairman of the Automotive and Light Truck Group for the US Aluminum Association focusing on vehicle light-weighting with aluminium products.

CEO,  Tri-Arrows Aluminum

Henry Gordinier was appointed President & CEO of Tri-Arrows Aluminum Inc. in April 2017. Mr. Gordinier previously served as Tri-Arrows Executive Vice President of Commercial and Planning, and Vice President of Business Management.  He rejoined Tri-Arrows in 2014 after serving as the Vice President of Strategy for Kindred Healthcare, a Fortune 350 healthcare company. At Kindred, he oversaw pilot programs to test models for at-risk payment and service delivery. Mr. Gordinier initially worked for eight years with Tri-Arrows predecessor, ARCO Aluminum Inc. with responsibility for financial risk management, business planning and analytics. He has an MBA from Vanderbilt University and a BA from Brown University. Currently, Mr. Gordinier serves as Chairman of the Board of Logan Aluminum, a production joint venture between Tri-Arrows and Novelis Corporation, as a member of the Board of Directors of Constellium-UACJ ABS LLC, a joint-venture between TAAH and Constellium, and is on the Board of the Aluminum Association and a member of its executive committee.

 

Executive Vice President, Metals,  Southwire Company
Charlie Murrah is executive vice president of Southwire’s Metals Group, which sources and manages the company’s metal position, serves aluminum and copper OEM rod markets, and sells Southwire continuous rod systems (SCR) globally. Murrah began his career with Southwire in 1984 as an industrial engineer. He subsequently held numerous positions in the company’s engineering, manufacturing, metals, supply chain and sales organizations, serving most recent as the president of the company’s Power Systems & Solutions Group. The Carrollton native is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering. He is a Georgia registered professional engineer and a certified production and inventory manager.

Chief Executive Officer,  Commonwealth Rolled Products

Mr. Keown is an accomplished, highly experienced business leader with over two decades in the metals industry. He brings broad, global expertise in all facets of metals production, from finance to procurement to general management, positioning him to amplify success in all areas of a business.

As CEO of Commonwealth Rolled Products, Mr. Keown oversees the vision and growth of the company, leading it into the future, building on its legacy and setting a committed course toward excellence.

Mr. Keown formerly served as Executive Vice President and President North America for Aleris from 2015 to 2020. Throughout his 20-year career with the company, Mr. Keown has held various positions in finance, metal procurement, supply chain and general management in North America, Europe and Asia.

Mr. Keown holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Oakland City University.

Vice President Sales and Marketing,  Novelis

Research Manager, Aluminum,  CRU

Steve has a distinguished career in the aluminum industry holding high profile roles at leading downstream aluminium companies including Chief Commercial Officer at Tri-Arrows Aluminum.  Prior to joining Tri-Arrows (then ARCO), Steve held the position of Director of Sales and Marketing at Commonwealth Aluminum.   More recently, Steve has worked as an independent consultant to the industry. Steve has also had successful spells in not-for-profit organizations, including President of Providence High School in Clarksville IN.     

Research Manager, Aluminum,  CRU

Steve has a distinguished career in the aluminum industry holding high profile roles at leading downstream aluminium companies including Chief Commercial Officer at Tri-Arrows Aluminum.  Prior to joining Tri-Arrows (then ARCO), Steve held the position of Director of Sales and Marketing at Commonwealth Aluminum.   More recently, Steve has worked as an independent consultant to the industry. Steve has also had successful spells in not-for-profit organizations, including President of Providence High School in Clarksville IN.     

Advisor,  CRU
Greg Wittbecker is based in Pittsburgh. In this capacity he supports North American and Global fundamental aluminum analysis. Mr Wittbecker joined CRU in January 2018, following his retirement as Vice President, Industry Analysis, Alcoa. During his 14 years at Alcoa, he held director roles in analysis, logistics, recycling policy and corporate strategy. During 2016-2017, Mr Wittbecker was Managing Director of Alcoa China, Shanghai, where he led Alcoa’s comprehensive analysis of the Chinese upstream markets. Before joining Alcoa in 2003, he was Global Manager of Physical Metal Trading for Koch Supply & Trading. From 1988-2001, Mr Wittbecker served as Vice President, Wise Metals Group, responsible for risk management and primary metal trading. He began his career with Cargill Inc, holding a progression of operational and trading roles within grains, metals and ocean freight.

General Manager, Operations,  Ingram Logistics

• 14 Years in International Logistics Industry
  • 1 Year Ingram Logistics Services (Operations)
  • 10 Years CH Robinson Global Forwarding (Freight Forwarding - Operations/Commercial)
  • 3 Years Kuehne + Nagel (Freight Forwarding - Commercial)
  • 1 year with DHL Global Forwarding (Customs Brokerage - Commercial)
• 10 Year Licensed Customs Broker
• 2 Year Certified Customs Specialist
• Professional Affiliations:
  • National Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association (NCBFAA)
  • NCBFAA Educational Institute (NEI)

President,  Paige Trucking

Dan Titus grew up in a small town, Cato NY where he later moved to Ithaca, NY to study Business Management and Political Science. In 1999 Dan graduated Ithaca College with his Bachelor’s Degree and proceeded to work in the financial industry. Passionate about business, Dan came back to run the family business in 2003 following his father’s passing.  Along with his sister, Piper Titus, they bought their father’s company in 2012, Keith Titus Corp from their mother. This was a natural fit for Dan, he was raised to understand almost all aspects of operations, understood the complexities of logistics and the significance of relationships with quality drivers and customers. With these qualities, the family business not only survived but thrived. Dan has specialized in a wide variety of bulk transportation encompassing over 600 commodities.  To push these materials, taking after his father who designed the original dump trailer to offer some of the first closed loop logistics models, Dan designs custom trailers hand-in-hand with a variety of manufacturers and has the trailer that is used in the largest closed loop logistics model in the world to his credit. Van, dump, roll -off and flatbed trailers were refined to expand the quality of cargo, giving more opportunities to haul most every bulk commodity virtually everywhere in North America. In 2015 Page Material Management was started.  Its focus is centered around warehousing, inventory management, product sequencing, material baling and alloy segregation.  With the impressive take off, Dan now has ten terminals out of state, with Page Trucking/Page Material Management being headquarters in Weedsport, NY. Besides Dan putting his education and dedication into his family and family business, Dan has grown to help other organizations. Dan volunteers his time to numerous boards from the Aluminum Association, ISRI as well as a seat on the United Way Board of Directors for fund raising efforts and the local pop warner football program as a coach.

Research Manager, Aluminum,  CRU

Steve has a distinguished career in the aluminum industry holding high profile roles at leading downstream aluminium companies including Chief Commercial Officer at Tri-Arrows Aluminum.  Prior to joining Tri-Arrows (then ARCO), Steve held the position of Director of Sales and Marketing at Commonwealth Aluminum.   More recently, Steve has worked as an independent consultant to the industry. Steve has also had successful spells in not-for-profit organizations, including President of Providence High School in Clarksville IN.     

Advisor,  CRU
Greg Wittbecker is based in Pittsburgh. In this capacity he supports North American and Global fundamental aluminum analysis. Mr Wittbecker joined CRU in January 2018, following his retirement as Vice President, Industry Analysis, Alcoa. During his 14 years at Alcoa, he held director roles in analysis, logistics, recycling policy and corporate strategy. During 2016-2017, Mr Wittbecker was Managing Director of Alcoa China, Shanghai, where he led Alcoa’s comprehensive analysis of the Chinese upstream markets. Before joining Alcoa in 2003, he was Global Manager of Physical Metal Trading for Koch Supply & Trading. From 1988-2001, Mr Wittbecker served as Vice President, Wise Metals Group, responsible for risk management and primary metal trading. He began his career with Cargill Inc, holding a progression of operational and trading roles within grains, metals and ocean freight.

Head of Product Supply and Joint Venture Offtake,  Hydro Aluminium

J. Duncan Pitchford, Hydro Aluminum Metals USA, LLC.  Duncan joined Hydro several years ago as an analyst, then served as the Director of Strategy and Business Development for Hydro’s Aluminium Metals business unit in North America.  He currently serves as the Head of Product Supply and Joint Venture Offtake, managing the commercial activities associated with Hydro’s joint ventures in Qatar and Slovalco, while also continuing to support strategic initiatives in North America.  Prior to joining Hydro, Duncan served as an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia where he represented the Commonwealth in environmental enforcement actions, real estate transactions, and other regulatory matters.  Duncan also worked for several years as an attorney in Kentucky and served as a clerk for the Hon. Thomas B. Russell of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.  Duncan received degrees from Centre College (BA), Washington and Lee University School of Law (JD, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif), and University of Richmond (MBA).

Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer,  Alcoa
Timothy (Tim) Reyes was appointed to the new position as Alcoa Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer as of November 1, 2019. In this role, he is creating customer-focused commercial strategies across the bauxite, alumina, aluminum and energy markets as well as Alcoa’s global procurement function. In addition, Tim is responsible for business development, with a focus on new areas of growth; strategic analysis and planning; supply chain management; and customer service. Tim is also a member of the Alcoa Executive Team, the group that sets the strategic direction of the company.

Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President of Alcoa and President, Aluminum, the business comprised of the Company’s smelting, castings, rolled products and most of its energy assets.

At former parent Alcoa Inc. beginning in 1999, Tim held a series of commercial leadership positions, including President, Alcoa Cast Products, responsible for the company’s global operations that produce high-value differentiated aluminum products, and President, Alcoa Materials Management, where he oversaw commodity price risk, metal procurement and logistics. He previously led the Alcoa Inc. metal management group in Europe and was responsible for various commercial organizations within both Alcoa World Alumina and Alcoa Primary Products.

Earlier, Tim held trading positions with F&S International, a subsidiary of STINNES/VEBA (now EON) and co-founded the Tricor Group, both based in New York City.

Tim currently serves on the Board of Directors of Purity Zinc Metals, Inc., the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Aluminum Association, and is a member of the London Metal Exchange’s Physical Market Committee. In addition, he has previously served as an industry member of the London Metal Exchange’s Aluminum and Warehouse Committees, as well as the Aluminum Association’s Recycling Committee. His nonprofit work included serving on the Board of Directors of the East Tennessee Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Knoxville Botanical Gardens and Arboretum.

Tim earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Boston College.

Advisor,  CRU
Greg Wittbecker is based in Pittsburgh. In this capacity he supports North American and Global fundamental aluminum analysis. Mr Wittbecker joined CRU in January 2018, following his retirement as Vice President, Industry Analysis, Alcoa. During his 14 years at Alcoa, he held director roles in analysis, logistics, recycling policy and corporate strategy. During 2016-2017, Mr Wittbecker was Managing Director of Alcoa China, Shanghai, where he led Alcoa’s comprehensive analysis of the Chinese upstream markets. Before joining Alcoa in 2003, he was Global Manager of Physical Metal Trading for Koch Supply & Trading. From 1988-2001, Mr Wittbecker served as Vice President, Wise Metals Group, responsible for risk management and primary metal trading. He began his career with Cargill Inc, holding a progression of operational and trading roles within grains, metals and ocean freight.

General Manager, Global Marketing and Development,  Rio Tinto

Advisor,  CRU
Greg Wittbecker is based in Pittsburgh. In this capacity he supports North American and Global fundamental aluminum analysis. Mr Wittbecker joined CRU in January 2018, following his retirement as Vice President, Industry Analysis, Alcoa. During his 14 years at Alcoa, he held director roles in analysis, logistics, recycling policy and corporate strategy. During 2016-2017, Mr Wittbecker was Managing Director of Alcoa China, Shanghai, where he led Alcoa’s comprehensive analysis of the Chinese upstream markets. Before joining Alcoa in 2003, he was Global Manager of Physical Metal Trading for Koch Supply & Trading. From 1988-2001, Mr Wittbecker served as Vice President, Wise Metals Group, responsible for risk management and primary metal trading. He began his career with Cargill Inc, holding a progression of operational and trading roles within grains, metals and ocean freight.

Research Manager, Aluminum,  CRU

Steve has a distinguished career in the aluminum industry holding high profile roles at leading downstream aluminium companies including Chief Commercial Officer at Tri-Arrows Aluminum.  Prior to joining Tri-Arrows (then ARCO), Steve held the position of Director of Sales and Marketing at Commonwealth Aluminum.   More recently, Steve has worked as an independent consultant to the industry. Steve has also had successful spells in not-for-profit organizations, including President of Providence High School in Clarksville IN.     

Advisor,  CRU
Greg Wittbecker is based in Pittsburgh. In this capacity he supports North American and Global fundamental aluminum analysis. Mr Wittbecker joined CRU in January 2018, following his retirement as Vice President, Industry Analysis, Alcoa. During his 14 years at Alcoa, he held director roles in analysis, logistics, recycling policy and corporate strategy. During 2016-2017, Mr Wittbecker was Managing Director of Alcoa China, Shanghai, where he led Alcoa’s comprehensive analysis of the Chinese upstream markets. Before joining Alcoa in 2003, he was Global Manager of Physical Metal Trading for Koch Supply & Trading. From 1988-2001, Mr Wittbecker served as Vice President, Wise Metals Group, responsible for risk management and primary metal trading. He began his career with Cargill Inc, holding a progression of operational and trading roles within grains, metals and ocean freight.

President & CEO,  The Aluminum Association
As president and CEO of the Aluminum Association, Tom Dobbins, CAE serves as the chief advocate for the full aluminum value chain in the United States, which supports nearly 700,000 American workers. The association’s more than 120 members produce the vast majority of the aluminum and aluminum products shipped in North America.

Prior to joining the Aluminum Association in 2020, Dobbins served as the president & CEO of the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), the largest trade association in the world representing composites manufacturers and their suppliers. There, he prioritized market growth and development for the composites industry — leading effective government affairs, communications, events and education programs. During his tenure, the ACMA revamped its annual trade show, more than doubling its size; worked with Congress to include provisions on composites in the last eight major infrastructure bills signed into law; spearheaded a program to bring composites manufacturers to private events with automotive and aviation OEMs; and worked with the Department of Energy to launch an advanced manufacturing institute for composites.

Dobbins is a recent member of the Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA) Board of Directors, past chair of the American Society of Association Executives' (ASAE) Public Policy Committee and a past co-chair of ASAE’s Lobby Task Force.

Before joining ACMA, he worked for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), where he created a comprehensive outreach and education program for small businesses for which the agency won an award from the Small Business Administration. Dobbins brings a wealth of experience from his time atone of Washington, D.C.'s top lobbying firms and as a staffer on Capitol Hill.

His wife, Rebecca, serves as director of global affairs at the American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.

President, North America,  CRU

Mr. Ball joined CRU late in 2012 as President for North America, based in the Pittsburgh office.  He previously held executive leadership positions with Westinghouse Nuclear, responsible for global security of supply, procurement of steel fabrications, market intelligence, and business strategy. Prior to Westinghouse he worked across the semiconductor industry, including 8 years with Intel Corporation driving risk management, supply chain, and product development, and 3 years in manufacturing operations at a Motorola/Siemens Joint Venture. John holds a BS in Nuclear Engineering, as well as an MBA in Global Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University.  He began his career in the United States Navy while managing nuclear plant operations on a guided missile cruiser.  He travelled on multiple deployments including Operation Desert Storm.