By InvestAdvocate

Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-First Aluminium Nigeria Plc (FIRSTALUM) Monday announced the appointment of Acting Managing Director (Ag MD) Robin Neville effective January 14, 2014.

The Company said Neville was appointed Ag MD following the resignation of Gavin Molly as the Company’s Managing Director effective January 13, 2014.

Neville was appointed as Acting MD after the Company’s Board of Directors meeting held on January 16, 2014 where the appointment was approved. 

Neville has 30 years of experience as Finance Director, Manufacturing Director and Managing Director in range of international manufacturing and trading businesses.

He started his first management role in Borax Consolidated – a mining and speciality chemicals company. From 1983 to 1998, he held various directorships in Vickers Plc, medical division, responsible for manufacturing in the UK, USA and Japan.

Between 1998 and 2007, Robin headed the finance operations of Associated Management Service, a diversified international group with operations in the UK, USA, Nigeria and India respectively.

He became the Commercial Director of First Aluminium Nigeria Plc from July 2007 – September 2010.

Neville is a fellow of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants and has been the Managing Director of Inlaks Power Solutions Limited prior to this appointment.