CEO Today Middle East Awards

www.ceotodaymagazine.com 18 CEO Today Middle East Awards 2019 bahrain TIM MURRAY CEO of Aluminium Bahrain FIRM PROFILE Tim Murray has been Chief Executive Officer of Alba since October 2012. He has been with Alba since 2007 when he joined as General Manager of Finance. During his time at Alba, he has held the roles of Chief Finance & Supply Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer. Tim holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University where he graduated Beta Gamma Sigma. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Susquehanna University. He is a CPA and member of the American Institute of CPAs. He has attended various Executive Management Programs at Wharton and University of Chicago. In 2019, Alba will begin commissioning the $3 billion Line 6 Expansion Project which has been guided under Tim’s leadership since June 2015. Line 6 will bring Alba’s production to 1.5M mt per annum which will make Alba the largest Aluminium smelter in the world. Tim has played an instrumental role in the transformation of Alba’s Safety Culture through the implementation of the “ZERO Accident Principles”. In 2017, Tim was recognized as a “CEO Who Gets It” by the US National Safety Council for his contributions to Safety. In 2017, he led the “Line 5 Recovery” where Alba set the benchmark for the safest and fastest recovery of a Potline. Over the past 5 years under his “Project Titan” initiative, he has improved Alba’s operating performance by approximately $250 per metric ton. Tim has played a pivotal role in the training and development at Alba including the company’s MBA sponsorship program. In 2010, he led Alba’s IPO where the company listed on both the London and Bahrain Stock exchanges. Before joining Alba, Mr. Murray spent 10 years at ARC Automotive where in his last role he was the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Outside of work, Tim enjoys reading and spending time with his family in Cape Cod Massachusetts. He also serves as Chairman of St Christopher’s School in Bahrain which is considered one of the top international schools in the MENA region. ABOUT TIM MURRAY Vision “We will continue to expand our position as a leading smelter in the Gulf region” We intend to grow in the Middle East & North African region and across the world to the benefit of our shareholders by harnessing the regional energy advantage, our operational excellence, regional talent and our growing local, regional and international customer base. We will continue to expand on our position as a leading smelter in the Gulf region, ranking among the top 10 on a global scale. In doing so, we remain committed in consistently meeting and exceeding international environmental standards. Mission “Our mission is to emerge as one of the largest single site smelters in the world” Our mission is to emerge as one of the largest single site smelters in the world by reaching a production rate of 1.5 million metric tonnes per annum within the next five years. This can only be achieved by implementing our core values of operational efficiency, global competitiveness, social responsibility, and superior customer service. www.albasmelter.com