Officers

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.

Bill earned a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Virginia Tech and a Master of Science with honors in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.

Molly Beerman is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She is responsible for the Company’s finance functions, corporate development, and the global Information Technology and Automated Solutions functions. Molly is a member of the Alcoa Executive Team, which sets strategy for the Company.

Prior to assuming her current position in February 2023, Molly was Senior Vice President and Controller for Alcoa Corporation, responsible for the Financial Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Country Controllership teams from November 2019 to February 2023. Molly was Vice President and Controller of the Company from December 2016 through October 2019 and was Director, Global Shared Services Strategy and Solutions from November to December 2016.

Molly is a seasoned financial executive having worked in strategic positions that require a combination of technical accounting, process improvement and technology expertise. Prior to the separation of Alcoa Inc. into two companies, Molly was Director, Global Shared Services Strategy and Solutions. She also served as Director, Global Procurement Center of Excellence and earlier was Manager, North America Financial Accounting Services.

Molly left Alcoa Inc. in 2012 to become Vice President, Finance and Administration for The Pittsburgh Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of life in the Pittsburgh region by evaluating and addressing community issues. In 2016, she returned to Alcoa Inc. in a consulting role to the Finance Department related to the separation transaction.

Molly is a certified public accountant and began her career with the Pittsburgh office of Deloitte. She also served in financial management positions at Carnegie Mellon University and PNC Bank.

Molly serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers, the latest industrial trade association in the U.S. and the nation's most influential advocate for manufacturing. Molly obtained a BS degree in Business Administration, Accounting from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. She previously served as the Secretary-Treasurer of the African American Cultural Center, which owns the August Wilson venue in Pittsburgh for the performing arts.

Renato Bacchi is Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. He leads the Company’s sales and trading, marketing, supply chain, commercial operations, procurement, and transformation and oversees the Company’s global energy assets and breakthrough technology programs. Renato is a member of the Alcoa Executive Team, which sets strategic direction for the Company.

Previously Renato was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer in January 2023, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer in February 2022, and Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Alcoa Corporation from November 2019 through January 2022. In addition to responsibility for global treasury activities, Renato also had accountability for Alcoa’s Corporate Development function, which included evaluating the best uses of the company’s capital, sourcing and executing transactions on acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures. From November 2016 to November 2019, Renato was Vice President and Treasurer.

Prior to the separation of Alcoa Inc. into two separate companies in 2016, Renato was Assistant Treasurer of Alcoa. He had also previously served as a board member of AlcoaPrevi, the Alcoa employees’ pension fund in Brazil.

Renato joined Alcoa Inc. in 1997 in São Paulo (Brazil). He worked in the energy group, participating in the development of the Alcoa hydroelectric power plants there. He also purchased strategic raw material for the Latin American smelters and refineries and was responsible for Latin America primary metal sales. In 2007, Renato joined Brazil Treasury, where he designed and implemented the funding strategy for the Alumar expansion and the Juruti mining projects. In 2010, he was named Corporate Finance Manager in Sao Paulo, leading the corporate controllership, corporate treasury, capital expenditure and internal control areas for Latin America and Caribbean region.

Renato graduated from São Paulo University (Brazil) in 2000, with a degree in Electrical Engineering, and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from IbMec University (Brazil) in 2004. In 2010, he received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation from CFA Institute. In 2019, Renato completed the Advanced Management Program 196 at Harvard University.

Renato serves on the board of directors of The Tull Family Theater, a nonprofit, film-based arts organization in the northwest region of Pittsburgh.

Nicol Gagstetter is Executive Vice President and Chief External Affairs Officer. Nicol is responsible for global government affairs, community relations, communications, Alcoa Foundation, and sustainability in support of the Company’s strategic priorities. Nicol is a member of the Alcoa Executive Team, which sets strategic direction for the Company.

Prior to joining Alcoa, Nicol served as Global Head of Environment and Social, Copper Industrial Assets at Glencore. In this role, Nicol had responsibility for environment, social performance, communities, security, human rights, and external affairs, including working with four major joint ventures across North and South America. Prior to joining Glencore, Nicol held progressive regional and global roles at Rio Tinto across its copper, energy, and minerals portfolios.

Nicol obtained a BA in Environmental Science and International Studies from Northwestern University and earned her MS in Watershed Science from Utah State.

Andrew (Andy) Hastings is Executive Vice President and General Counsel. In this role, Andy has responsibility for Alcoa’s global legal, security, compliance, and governance matters. Andy is a member of the Alcoa Executive Team, which sets strategic direction for the Company.

Prior to joining Alcoa in September 2023, Andy was Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Lundin Mining Corporation from February 2019 to August 2023. Andy has significant global experience in high-value, complex corporate and commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, litigation, and capital project development.

Previously, Andy held progressive legal and commercial roles at Barrick Gold Corporation, including most recently Vice President, Joint Venture Governance. Andy was previously Assistant General Counsel, Asia Pacific for Vale Canada and started his career with Sidley Austin LLP in New York.

Andy holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Common Law, and Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University.

Tammi A. Jones is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Alcoa Corporation, focusing on all aspects of human resource management, including talent and recruitment, compensation and benefits, training and development and labor relations. She leads a global team of HR professionals in 10 countries. Tammi is also a member of the Alcoa Executive Team, responsible for setting the strategic direction for the Company.

Previously, Tammi served as Vice President, Compensation and Benefits, leading the global compensation and benefits function in the planning, design, and administration of the Company’s global compensation and benefits programs, as well as overseeing the human resources aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.

Earlier, she served as Director, Organizational Effectiveness, developing comprehensive organizational change strategies to enable successful execution of the business strategy and change programs. She also established the Company’s privacy office in response to the implementation of GDPR.

Tammi joined Alcoa Inc. in 2006 as HR Director, UK & Ireland for the Building & Construction Systems business and has served in a variety of HR positions over the course of her Alcoa career, including HR Director, Europe Building & Construction, HR Director for Alcoa Wheels and Transportation Products, and HR Director, Aluminum.

Prior to joining Alcoa, Tammi held various progressive HR roles with Basell Polyolefins and Network Rail.

Tammi is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and obtained a Master of Arts degree in Human Resources and Strategy (2004) and a Global Master’s in Business Administration from Manchester Business School (2010).

Matt Reed is Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer.  He is responsible for the daily operations of the Company’s global bauxite, alumina, and aluminum assets. Matt is a member of the Alcoa Executive Team, which sets strategy for the Company.

Matt joined Alcoa in June 2023 as Vice President Operations, Australia and President, Alcoa of Australia.  Prior to joining Alcoa, Matt was the Operations Executive (Chief Operating Officer) of OZ Minerals Limited (“OZ Minerals”), an international mining company based in South Australia, with responsibility for operating assets and brownfield projects, from September 2021 through May 2023. Matt was General Manager, Projects at OZ Minerals from January 2021 through August 2021. Previously, Matt was the Executive Managing Director (Chief Operating Officer) at SIMEC Mining, a mining company based in South Australia, from September 2017 through December 2020.

Matt has a Bachelor of Engineering (Chem) from Adelaide University and an MBA from Deakin University.

Marissa Earnest is Senior Vice President, Chief Governance Counsel and Secretary of Alcoa Corporation. In this role, Marissa is responsible for securities, corporate governance, and executive compensation matters, and provides advice on securities offerings, financings, and corporate disclosures. Previously, Ms. Earnest served as Chief Securities and Governance Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Alcoa from November 2016 through December 2019.

Marissa joined Alcoa Inc. in June 2016 as Securities and Governance Counsel in anticipation of the separation of Alcoa Inc. into two independent, publicly-traded companies.

Prior to joining Alcoa, Marissa worked for a specialty metals manufacturer for over nine years, most recently as Senior Corporate Counsel and Assistant Secretary. She had responsibility for securities, governance, finance, general corporate, subsidiary, and certain compliance matters. Marissa started her career in private practice serving public company clients. Her experience includes mergers and acquisitions work.

Marissa earned her Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Duquesne University School of Law, where she was Executive Editor of the Law Review. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from The Pennsylvania State University. Marissa is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and is a member of the Society for Governance Professionals and the Association of Corporate Counsel.

Renee Henry is Senior Vice President and Controller. She is responsible for the Financial Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis and Country Controllership teams.

Previously, Renee was Vice President and Controller, responsible for leading the Financial Accounting Team and all corporate controller functions. Prior to this role, Renee was the VP, Controllership. In this role, she had responsibility for leading a team of global professionals in the following areas: Financial Accounting, which included global consolidation, technical accounting and external reporting, along with Regional Finance Controllership, which supported the Operations Finance Teams at the time. Prior to that, she held the role of Senior Director, Financial Accounting, in which she was responsible for providing accounting guidance across the global organization, reviewing the monthly consolidated financial results, evaluating, and implementing new accounting policies and working closely with the Regional Finance Directors in evaluating the company’s most complex accounting and reporting topics. Previously, Renee served as Director of Finance – Europe and Senior Manager, Financial Accounting. Renee joined Alcoa in 2011 as Manager, Financial Accounting, working in a variety of areas including being the subject matter lead for derivatives, restructurings and foreign currency related matters.

Renee began her career at EY, and prior to joining Alcoa, Renee worked in finance leadership roles in a variety of industries including telecommunications, energy, finance, and healthcare. Renee earned her Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the University of Illinois and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Heather Hudak is Senior Vice President of Tax, responsible for developing, implementing, and managing Alcoa’s global tax strategies, direct and indirect tax compliance, and financial tax reporting in support of the overall business strategy. Heather joined Alcoa in 2018 as Vice President of Tax.

Heather is a seasoned tax executive and most recently served as Managing Director, International Tax at AES Corporation in Arlington, Virginia. Prior to joining AES Corporation, she was Managing Director, Corporate Tax at State Street Corporation, where she served in a dual capacity as tax lead for the recovery and resolution planning team and leader of the tax compliance team.

Heather began her career with Ernst & Young, where she served in various roles with increasing responsibility, ultimately becoming a Tax Partner and leading the Pittsburgh Office International Tax practice. She advised U.S. and foreign multinationals on international tax matters, including foreign investment and repatriation planning, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, foreign tax credit optimization, inbound income and withholding tax matters, and the tax implications of business transformations.

Heather holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Master’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting, both from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a Certified Public Accountant. She previously served on the Board of Trustees for the Homeless Children’s Education Fund, and on several committees for the United Way of Allegheny County, both in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Louis Langlois is Senior Vice President, Treasury and Capital Markets. 

Louis Langlois oversees the treasury function, capital markets activities, investor relations, pension investments, and financial risk management. Louis also works closely with senior management to develop and implement strategies that optimize the Company's capital structure to support its long-term growth objectives and manages relationships with banks and investors.

Previously, Louis served as the Senior Vice-President and Treasurer, leading treasury operations, liquidity and financial stability as well as corporate finance initiatives. At the same time, Louis served as President of Alcoa Canada, where he was the primary liaison for the company's government and institutional relations for Alcoa’s operations in Canada, as well as representing Alcoa on the Board of the Aluminum Association of Canada.

Prior to that, Louis was Director, Global Strategy responsible for leading the portfolio review activities and implementing key strategic initiatives. Since joining Alcoa Inc. in 2012, Louis held multiple roles in Finance, Strategy, and Operations. He brings a wealth of experience from prior roles at Bell Canada, Deloitte, and Arthur Andersen, where he worked in different tax positions supporting corporate restructuring and M&A transactions.

Louis graduated from Trois-Rivieres, Quebec in 1998, with a Bachelor of Commerce, with a concentration in Accounting, and in 1999, with a Postgraduate Degree in Public Accounting, and a CPA certification.