ASI Board

Catherine Athenes, Vice President, Group Sustainability and Public Affairs Europe, Constellium

Catherine is an experienced leader in the areas of sustainability and aluminium. With over 30 years of international experience in sustainability, corporate strategy, marketing and sales, Catherine has spent over two decades working in the aluminium industry, for companies such as Pechiney, Alcan, and since 2011, Constellium. At Constellium, Catherine played a key role in establishing the first Sustainability Council in 2013 and has been leading the company’s sustainability agenda since 2018. As Vice President Group Sustainability and Public Affairs Europe, she is responsible for driving the company-wide ESG strategy, including climate change, recycling, promotion of a sustainable and responsible supply chain. She is working closely with business and plant leaders, as well as liaising with the Executive Committee and the Board. Catherine is active in many industry associations, advocating for initiatives to promote a sustainable aluminium industry.

Catherine is a graduate of the French business school HEC Paris, the University of Köln in Germany and the Carlson School of Economics, Minnesota.

Jan Boekelman, Treasurer, Chimbo Foundation

Jan has followed a career in Finance since finishing an MSC in Econometrics at the University of Amsterdam.

Jan has many years of experience in the oil & gas extraction industry, of which 15 years with Royal Dutch Shell and eight years with EBN, the Dutch state owned investment company. He has worked at increasing seniority levels for various Finance roles in positions in three continents, including a number of Executive Board positions at C-level and a number of Supervisory Board positions over the last ten years.

At present, Jan is the Treasury of Foundation Chimbo, in addition to maintaining various Supervisory Board roles.

Matthias Esdar, Head of Corporate Strategy, Marketing & PR and Sustainability, OTTO FUCHS KG

Matthias Esdar is Director for multiple departments at OTTO FUCHS KG. With his team, he is globally responsible for the areas of Corporate Strategy, Marketing, PR & Communication as well as Sustainability at OTTO FUCHS. By combining these different expertise areas, Matthias’ task is to transform OTTO FUCHS to cope with the upcoming challenges. Further, he is present in various associations and foundations.

He has a Masters in Energy, Trade & Finance from the Cass Business School in London, and is a Member of Board for Energy & Climate at WirtschaftsVereinigung Metalle, a Member of Board at Stiftung KlimaWirtschaft, and a Member of Board for Communication at German Aerospace Association.

Pippa Howard, Director, Corporate Sustainability, Fauna & Flora International

Pippa Howard is a registered Professional Natural Scientist with over 25 years’ experience in biodiversity conservation, environmental management, impact assessment, development and sustainability. Currently Director of FFI’s Extractives and Development Infrastructure Programme, she directs FFI’s engagement with the corporate sector, leading programmes to both advise and steer biodiversity management. Pippa brokers collaboration and cooperation between business, government and civil society to address both practical and policy challenges to biodiversity conservation. Pippa lectures on the MPhil Conservation Leadership Programme at Cambridge University and is a mentor and tutor on the MBA programme at the Judge Business School.

Rosa Garcia Piñeiro, Vice President Sustainability, Alcoa Corp. / President Alcoa Foundation

Rosa is Sustainability Vice President and President Alcoa Foundation since November 1st 2016. Previously, she served as President of Alcoa Spain since March 1st, 2014.Rosa joined Alcoa in 1999 to work as an Process Engineer for the San Ciprian Smelter and Refinery in Spain. In 2001, she moved to the Corporate EHS Audit Department, working with the North American and European Audit Teams. In 2003, she moved back to San Ciprian to take over the Environmental Department as Environmental Manager for the Smelter and the Refinery.

Her first role with European wide responsibility arrived in 2005 when she was named Director Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) for the Primary Products Business Unit. Following this position, she was appointed Sustainability Director for the European Region in 2008 and her role was expanded to cover Government Affairs as Director of Regional Affairs and Sustainability in 2012, overseeing government interactions in the different countries where Alcoa has interests and sustainability activities across Europe.

Rosa is a passionate of personal development and has always been involved in the Alcoa Women ́s Network, being the leader of the European chapter and a member of the GlobalSteering Committee for many years. In 2013 Rosa was recognized by the Diversity Journal as Woman Worth Watching.

Dr. Gerald Rebitzer, Director Sustainability, Amcor

Dr. Gerald Rebitzer is Sustainability Director at Amcor. His role encompasses environmental management and social responsibility from an operations and product perspective. Gerald has been working in sustainability for over 25 years, with a focus on packaging since 2006. In addition to his work at Amcor, Gerald is Chair of the Board and Steering Committee for CEFLEX, a non-profit circular economy initiative for flexible packaging. He is also a Board Member of both the Swiss and German aluminum recycling cooperatives. Gerald was also intensely involved in the creation and development of the first sustainability sourcing standard for the aluminium sector, which created the basis for ASI.

Anita Roper, Director of Melbourne Water

Anita is an experienced board director and has focused on organisational governance roles since 2011. She is a Director of Melbourne Water, and has previously been a Director of the Stroke Association of Victoria, Yarra Valley Water Pacific Hydro, Fitzroy Football Club and a Board Member of the Hazelwood Coal Mine Fire Inquiry. She has also served on numerous other advisory boards, councils and working groups including as a Board Member of the Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future and delegate to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

She has expertise in strategic, organisational and issues management with over 30 years’ experience in senior management roles working with business, governments, communities and multi-lateral agencies in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the USA. She has worked on major development projects in Brazil, Guinea and Iceland. She works to build coalitions through dialogue and action with an emphasis on finding practical solutions in both community and business environments.

Her previous executive roles include CEO, Sustainability Victoria, Global Director Sustainability, Alcoa and COO and Acting Secretary General, of the International Council on Mining and Metals.

• ASI Board teleconference 01.12.22
• ASI Board meeting 12.10.22
• ASI Board teleconference 09.06.22
• ASI Board teleconference 27.04.22
• ASI Board teleconference 24.02.22

• ASI Board teleconference 24.11.21
• ASI Board teleconference 02.09.21
• ASI Board teleconference 22.07.21
• ASI Board teleconference 13.05.21
• ASI Board teleconference 20.04.21
• ASI Board teleconference 09.02.21

• ASI Board teleconference 12.11.20
• ASI Board teleconference 30.09.20
• ASI Board teleconference 20.07.20
• ASI Board teleconferences 11, 19, 25.05.20
• ASI Board teleconference 15.04.20
• ASI Board teleconference 20.02.20

• ASI Board teleconference 19.11.19
• ASI Board teleconference 17.09.19
• ASI Board meeting Norway 2-3.06.19