Ferroglobe PLC announced that Alan Kestenbaum has resigned as Executive Chairman of the Ferroglobe PLC Board of Directors, effective December 31, 2016. The Board has unanimously voted to appoint Javier Lopez Madrid, currently Vice Chairman of the Board, to succeed Mr. Kestenbaum as Executive Chairman. Mr. Kestenbaum and Mr. Lopez Madrid will work closely to ensure a smooth transition and Mr. Kestenbaum, as Senior Advisor, will serve as an independent consultant to the Board and to management on strategic and business-critical matters. Javier Lopez Madrid has been Executive Vice Chairman of Ferroglobe PLC and previously Vice Chairman and CEO of FerroAtlántica, since its formation 25 years ago, and played a critical role in the success of the company as it grew to become the leading manufacturer of silicon metals worldwide.
Ferroglobe PLC is a producer of silicon metal and silicon-based alloys, variety of industrial and consumer products. The Company operates through four segments: United States of America, Canada, France, and Spain. It is involved in quartz mining activities in Spain, the United States, Canada; and South Africa, low-ash metallurgical coal mining activities in the United States, and interests in hydroelectric power in France. It sells its products to a diverse base of customers in a varied range of industries, such as aluminum, silicone compounds used in the chemical industry, ductile iron, automotive parts, renewable energy, photovoltaic (solar) cells, electronic semiconductors, and steel. Its solutions include silicon metal, manganese alloys, ferrosilicon, foundry products, calcium silicon, silica fume, electrodes, pulverized products, silicon for advanced technologies, and other. The Company's subsidiaries include Ferroglobe Finance Company PLC, and Ferroglobe Holding Company Ltd.
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