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HILDE MERETE AASHEIM
President and CEO
Hydro
Hilde Merete Aasheim became president and CEO of Hydro – the world ’ s largest integrated aluminium business – in May 2019 . Prior to the company ’ s reorganisation of business areas in March 2009 , Aasheim served as executive vice president for the Aluminium Metal business area since November 2008 . She joined Hydro in October 2005 as executive vice president for Leadership and Culture ( human resources , health , environment , safety , and corporate social responsibility ). In January 2007 , she led the planning of the integration between Hydro ’ s oil and gas activities and Statoil . When the merger closed , she became executive vice president of staff functions and corporate services in StatoilHydro . In her role as president and CEO of Hydro , she is focused on the company playing an important role in the global green transition , stating that while Hydro has amongst the lowest carbon footprints for aluminium production in the world , she intends to lower it further . Aasheim adds that the mining industry needs to ‘ walk the talk ’ when it comes to sustainability by educating consumers and encouraging them to demand more information about the origin of the materials they are buying .
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