Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that Monica Orbe has been promoted to
Director, Corporate Affairs effective January 1, 2013. Orbe is
responsible for external communications and media relations; crisis
communications; brand, advertising, social and digital media; and
communications matters that impact Alcoa's corporate reputation. She
succeeds Libby Archell, who is leaving Alcoa to take a position at
another company.
Orbe most recently was Director, Communications for Alcoa's Engineered
Products and Solutions (EPS) business, which includes the following
groups: Alcoa Power and Propulsion, Alcoa Fastening Systems, Alcoa
Forgings and Extrusions, Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products, and
Building and Construction Systems. The EPS business had 2011 revenues of
$5.4 billion and employs approximately 22,000 people in 17 countries.
"Since joining Alcoa last May Monica has demonstrated strategic
communications leadership and has rapidly gained deep knowledge of
Alcoa’s businesses," said Nick Ashooh, Alcoa Vice President, Corporate
Affairs. "In her new role she will be able to make even broader
contributions to Alcoa’s success."
Before coming to Alcoa, Orbe was a Vice President, Global Communications
at Lazard, a financial advisory and asset management firm. Earlier, she
served as a Director of Communications for Bear Stearns in New York.
Orbe also has worked at cable network CNBC and CNBC.com, where she
co-created and produced "Power Lunch." She started her career with ABC
News in New York, following graduation from New York University, where
she studied Journalism and Spanish Literature.
About Alcoa
Alcoa is the world’s leading producer of primary and fabricated
aluminum, as well as the world’s largest miner of bauxite and refiner of
alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry,
Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace,
automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial
transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets over the
past 120 years. Among the solutions Alcoa markets are flat-rolled
products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, as well as Alcoa® wheels,
fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building
systems in addition to its expertise in other light metals such as
titanium and nickel-based super alloys. Sustainability is an integral
part of Alcoa’s operating practices and the product design and
engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index for 11 consecutive years and approximately 75
percent of all of the aluminum ever produced since 1888 is still in
active use today. Alcoa employs approximately 61,000 people in 31
countries across the world. For more information, visit www.alcoa.com
and follow @Alcoa on Twitter
at twitter.com/Alcoa.
