Susan Ringler Joins Alcoa as Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer; Judith Nocito to Retire after 34-Year Alcoa Career
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The Alcoa (NYSE:AA) Board of Directors has appointed Susan Ringler Vice
President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer. Ringler, who will
join Alcoa on June 1, has been a Deputy General Counsel of Xylem Inc., a
global water technology company that was spun off from ITT Corporation
in 2011. At Xylem she provides strategy and regulatory advice, as well
as oversight and supervision of policies and programs involving
compliance with U.S. and foreign laws and regulations. She succeeds
Judith Nocito, Director, Global Compliance and Assistant General
Counsel, who will retire August 1 after a distinguished 34-year career
with Alcoa.
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Susan Ringler will join Alcoa as Vice President and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer. (Photo: Business Wire)
'Sue's impressive and varied legal career is well-matched to this
position and the importance Alcoa places on the critical function of
Ethics and Compliance,' said Audrey Strauss, Alcoa Executive Vice
President and Chief Legal Officer.
In 2006, Ringler joined ITT Corporation, where she created and
implemented its first global anti-corruption program. Earlier in her
career, she served as General Counsel under Chairman Paul Volcker of the
Independent Inquiry Committee investigating the United Nations Oil for
Food Programme, a large international corruption investigation spanning
six continents. She also investigated fraud and corruption in World
Bank-financed projects, and worked on developing best practices for
investigations. As part of her work with the American Bar Association′s
Central and East European Law Initiative, Ringler developed and managed
criminal justice reform assistance and training programs in Russia and
the former Soviet Republics. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the White
Collar Fraud Group of the U.S. Attorney′s Office for the District of
Maryland from 1985-1998, Ringler prosecuted complex federal fraud and
corruption cases. Previously, she was a trial attorney at Semmes, Bowen
and Semmes.
Nocito to retire
During a career that began in Alcoa's Legal Department in 1979, Nocito
served as Counsel for many Alcoa businesses and Group Counsel for
several large business units including Alcoa Aerospace and Commercial
Transportation, and Engineered Products and Solutions. Nocito was
elected Assistant Secretary of Alcoa in 2002 and Corporate Secretary a
year later. In 2009, she took on her current position of Director of
Global Compliance.
'Judi has served as a role model and leader who not only exemplifies
Alcoa′s strong commitment to ethics and integrity, but also has led the
programs that ensure Alcoans companywide understand and live our
Values,' said Strauss.
Nocito is a member of the Board of Directors of Girls Hope of
Pittsburgh, Inc., and the National Aviary. In addition, she is a member
of the Dickinson School of Law of Pennsylvania State University′s Board
of Counselors, an advisory group to the Dean and President of the
University on matters relating to the law school. Nocito is also a
member of the Conference Board′s Council on Corporate Compliance and
Ethics; the Ethics and Compliance Officers Association; the Society of
Corporate Compliance and Ethics; the American Bar Association; the
District of Columbia Bar Association; and the Corporate Counsel
Association.
About Alcoa
Alcoa is the world′s leading producer of primary and fabricated
aluminum, as well as the world′s largest miner of bauxite and refiner of
alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry,
Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace,
automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial
transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets over the
past 125 years. Among the solutions Alcoa markets are flat-rolled
products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, as well as Alcoa ? wheels,
fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building
systems in addition to its expertise in other light metals such as
titanium and nickel-based super alloys. Sustainability is an integral
part of Alcoa′s operating practices and the product design and
engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index for 11 consecutive years and approximately 75
percent of all of the aluminum ever produced since 1888 is still in
active use today. Alcoa employs approximately 61,000 people in 30
countries across the world. For more information, visit www.alcoa.com,
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