Larger global presence

摘要

Alcoa Building and Construction Systems business has combined the company's European business with its Kawneer North American operations. The combined entity will be one of the largest architectural systems, services, and building products businesses m the world. The new global business, based in Geneva, Switzerland/'will report to David W. Schlendorf, president, Alcoa Building and Construction Systems, and will be part of the Alcoa Europe group of companies headquartered there. "This new business combines our capabilities from both sides of the Atlantic to put Alcoa in a position to serve customers and capture opportunities on. an international scale," says Schlendorf. "In the past five years, our European building and construction business has quadrupled revenues by focussing on our customers and the marketplace. Combining talented people and the Kawneer brand name with our existing building and construction systems infrastructure should put us in a position of continued growth in this global market."