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Alcoa Hires Mark Davies From Dell As President Of Global Services

Mark Davies has joined Alcoa as President, Alcoa Global Business Services, responsible for implementing new Information Technology and shared services strategies and integrating them with procurement operations.

In this new role, Mr. Davies will be responsible for Alcoa’s Procurement, Shared Services, and Information Technology organizations. He will also be a member of the Company’s Executive Council, the senior leadership group responsible for setting strategic direction.

Prior to joining Alcoa, Mr. Davies was managing vice president of Strategic Programs for Dell. Before that, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Dell’s Global Consumer Group. Mr. Davies began his career at Hewlett Packard in financial operations and ultimately held positions in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement and Accounting for a number of international operations. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Western Washington University and an MBA in Finance from Arizona State University.

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