Ferroglobe Appoints Thomas Wiesner as Chief Legal Officer
November 02 2020 - 9:15AM
Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ:GSM) (“Ferroglobe” or the “Company”),
announced that it has appointed Thomas Wiesner as Chief Legal
Officer, effective immediately. In addition to his responsibilities
as Chief Legal Officer, Mr. Wiesner is expected to be appointed as
Secretary to the Board of Directors of the Company at our upcoming
Board meeting.
Mr. Wiesner is a seasoned securities and
transactional lawyer, having spent nearly a decade at Davis Polk
& Wardwell LLP and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. Mr. Wiesner
has extensive experience leading complex commercial transactions
including debt and equity offerings, liability management
exercises, syndicated loans and mergers and acquisitions, and has
advised numerous US-listed foreign private issuers on corporate
governance and ongoing public reporting. Mr. Wiesner holds a J.D.
from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. from Yale
University.
Mr. Wiesner’s appointment follows the Company’s
strategic decision to combine the roles of Chief Legal Officer and
Secretary to the Board of Directors of the Company and locate the
position in its Madrid, Spain office. He replaces the Company’s
London-based Chief Legal Officer, Theodore Allegaert, who has left
the Company to pursue other interests while being closer to his
family, and Group Company Secretary Dorcas Murray, who has left
Ferroglobe to pursue another opportunity in London.
Ferroglobe’s Chief Executive Officer Marco Levi
commented, “We are pleased to welcome Thomas to our senior
management team. He joins us at a critical time as we continue to
streamline our cost structure and will play an important role in
the execution of our new corporate strategy.” Mr. Levi added,
“Thomas’s extensive experience advising US-listed foreign private
issuers and expertise in financings and other commercial
transactions, together with his strategic vision and business
acumen will allow him to support the strategic direction of our
company and provide leadership to our organization.”
Executive Chairman Javier López Madrid
commented, “On behalf of the Board I would like to welcome Thomas
to the team and wish him the best of luck in his new role.
Furthermore, we thank Ted and Dorcas for their vast contributions
in their respective roles, and for helping us successfully navigate
a number of challenges over the past few years. We sincerely
appreciate their great degree of professionalism and flexibility
which has ensured a smooth transition.”
About Ferroglobe
Ferroglobe PLC is one of the world’s leading
suppliers of silicon metal, silicon-based and manganese-based
specialty alloys and ferroalloys, serving a customer base across
the globe in dynamic and fast-growing end markets, such as solar,
automotive, consumer products, construction and energy. For more
information, visit http://investor.ferroglobe.com.
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CONTACT: Gaurav Mehta EVP – Investor Relations Email:
investor.relations@ferroglobe.com
Cristina Feliu – Media ContactsCommunications & Public
Affairs, DirectorEmail: corporate.comms@ferroglobe.com
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