Mr Occello is a 45-year veteran of the bauxite and alumina industry, having been COO of Pechiney's Bauxite and Alumina Division and Director of Technical Projects at Alcan and Rio Tinto Alcan. He has held board positions at several companies, including Compagnie de Bauxite de Guinee (CBG), a conglomerate bauxite project and Guinea's bauxite producer for the past 30 years, Alufer Mining, the first junior miner to construct and commence bauxite operations in Guinea, and Aluminium of Greece, one of Europe's alumina refinery and aluminium smelting complexes. Mr Occello has years of practical, experience across the aluminium value chain, from understanding bauxite resources and their chemical and mineralogical composition to the technical requirements of alumina refining. Further, Mr. Occello's knowledge and expertise are recognised within China's bauxite and alumina industry, and he is an Honorary Director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.
