Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation announced that Mr Peter J Hartland has resigned for personal reasons as president of Noranda’s Upstream Business and will be succeeded by Mr Wayne R Hale. Mr Hartland will remain with Noranda for a transition period that extends through October 2011.

Mr Layle K Smith president & CEO of Noranda said that “During his tenure at Noranda, Mr Peter’s many contributions have included growing our integrated Upstream Business, improving productivity implementing positive cultural change and advancing our Company’s mission, values and goals. We wish Peter the best for his family and personal future success.”

Mr Smith said that Mr Hale has over 34 years experience managing aluminum and chemical businesses and most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Century Aluminum from March 2007 to May 2011. We are excited to welcome Wayne as our new Upstream Business President. His deep operational experience and leadership background are great additions to Noranda that will enable a smooth transition and help drive shareholder value creation as we advance our new USD 140 million CORE productivity program and continue to grow our integrated business platform.