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Chris Smith is the President of the Constellium where they produce aluminium rolled products for the automotive and packaging industries. In this role, he leads a team of more than 1,300 employees and is responsible for EHS, operations, maintenance and reliability, supply chain, quality, procurement, finance, and human resources. With more than 35 years of experience in the aluminium and automotive industries, Chris brings expertise in R&D, material quality, technical customer service, account management, and operations management. Prior to joining Constellium, he was the President of the Ma’aden Rolling Company in Saudi Arabia for two years. During his career, he also held various positions of increasing responsibility with Novelis in the UK, Germany, and US.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • American Collectors Insurance • Autogeek • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation
INSPIRATION
Chris’s father was a key influencer in his life along with having worked with many helpful people in his career.
CHALLENGE
More recently, after joining Constellium and running a facility they had to train what was then a very unexperienced workforce.
SPECIAL VEHICLE
Porsche Boxster
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Emotional Intelligence by Brandon Goldman
Lean In by Cheryl Sandberg
PARTING WORDS OF WISDOM
Keep that work life balance. For all the success in public life they never make up for failures at home.
WHERE TO FIND CHRIS
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Great interview. Constellium is very fortunate to have Chris and the diversity changes he continues to make in this industry. Well done !