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Steven J. Demetriou became chairman and chief executive officer of Aleris International, Inc. on December 9, 2004 following the merger of Commonwealth Industries, Inc. and IMCO Recycling Inc.
He was appointed president and chief executive officer of Commonwealth in June 2004 after serving as a member of that company's board of directors since 2002.
Before joining Commonwealth in 2004, Mr. Demetriou was president and chief executive officer of Noveon, Inc. a leading global producer of technologically advanced specialty chemicals for consumer and industrial applications with annual sales of over $2 billion. Prior to that, from 1999 to 2001 he was executive vice president of IMC Global Inc., a major producer and distributor of crop nutrients and animal feed ingredients to the domestic and international agricultural communities. He also served as president of IMC Crop Nutrients. From 1997 to 1999 Mr. Demetriou held various leadership positions with Cytec Industries Inc., including vice president, global specialty resins and president, Cytec Asia. From 1981 to 1997 he served in increasingly responsible management positions with Exxon Corporation.
Mr. Demetriou received a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University.
Aleris International, Inc. is one of the world's largest recyclers of aluminum and zinc and one of North America's leading manufacturers of aluminum rolled products from recycled metal. The company has 24 U.S. production plants and five international facilities located in Brazil, Germany (two locations), Mexico and Wales. | 