Hilde Merete Aasheim assumed her position as Hydro’s new President and CEO today

Hilde Merete Aasheim assumed her position as Hydro’s new President and CEO today, aiming to lift profitability and accelerate the company’s drive to become a leading provider of advanced, low-carbon products and solutions. Aasheim introduced several measures in support of her business agenda, which include renewing the company’s corporate management board, restructuring and strategic review of the Rolled Products business area, ensuring stricter capital discipline and capital allocation, as well as revitalising on-going improvement programs and identifying new improvement ambitions in all business areas and staffs. A reinforced improvement agenda for the company will be developed and presented during the…