Alcoa Corporation announced that it has named Renato Bacchi as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, effective August 1, 2023. The company?s current Chief Commercial Officer, Kelly Thomas, will leave to pursue a career opportunity outside of Alcoa. Bacchi will lead the Company?s sales and trading, marketing, supply chain, commercial operations, procurement, and transportation.

He previously served as Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer. He will continue to supervise Alcoa?s global energy assets and oversee Alcoa?s breakthrough technology programs. Bacchi first joined Alcoa in 1997 in São Paulo, Brazil. He graduated from São Paulo University 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 an Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.