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William F. Oplinger

President and Chief Executive Officer of Alcoa Corporation

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research - Virginia Tech
  • Master of Science with honors in Industrial Administration - Carnegie Mellon University

Overview

William (Bill) F. Oplinger is President and Chief Executive Officer of Alcoa Corporation, a global industry leader in

bauxite, alumina, and aluminum. He is also a Director of Alcoa Corporation.

Bill served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of Alcoa from February 2023 until his election as

President and Chief Executive Officer on September 24, 2023, and was responsible for the daily operations of the

Company’s global bauxite, alumina, and aluminum assets.

From November 2016 to February 2023, Bill was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Prior to the separation of Alcoa Inc. into two publicly-traded companies in 2016, Bill had been Executive Vice

President and Chief Financial Officer, a position he assumed in 2013. He has deep experience leading Alcoa’s finance

function, having overseen for treasury, pension, tax, controllership, financial planning and analysis, audit, investor

relations and transformation.

Previously at Alcoa Inc., Bill served as Chief Operating Officer for Alcoa Global Primary Products (GPP) responsible

for day-to-day operations of its five businesses – mining, refining, smelting, casting and energy. In this role, he

oversaw extensive restructuring of the upstream business with an emphasis on optimizing the group’s centers of

excellence (COE’s), including the launch of the mining COE. Earlier, Bill served as Chief Financial Officer of GPP.

In addition, Bill previously held key corporate financial positions in Financial Analysis & Planning and as Director

of Investor Relations. He has also held major assignments in the GPP business, including Controller and Operational

Excellence Director. Earlier in his career, Bill held engineering, marketing management and business planning

positions with Westinghouse and Emerson Electric.

Career

  • Alcoa Corporation - CEO
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