Aleris International, Inc announced that Mr Roeland Baan will join Aleris as executive vice president & president of Aleris Europe. He will report to Mr Steven J Demetriou chairman & CEO of Aleris on April 7th 2008.

In this role, Mr Baan will be responsible for all business and operational activities in Aleris's European region as well as its European headquarters.

Mr Demetriou said that “Mr Roeland brings diverse career experiences involving a wide range of operations and challenges. He has a proven track record of delivering improved results and integrating multinational organizations and we believe will be able to make an immediate contribution to our European business.”

Aleris International, Inc is a global leader in aluminum rolled products and extrusions, aluminum recycling and specification alloy production. It operates 48 production facilities in North America, Europe, South America and Asia and employs approximately 8,800 employees.