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JORGE
VAZQUEZ
FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR, HARBOR ALUMINUM
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY
24
Started in 1995 as an aluminum industry analyst. In 2007, founded HARBOR Aluminum and became Managing Director of Market Intelligence and Industry Consulting. Jorge is advisor to the world's largest aluminum upstream and downstream companies on topics related to aluminum market intelligence, trade, prices, procurement/marketing strategy, and industry competitiveness. He has become the world’s most sought-after aluminum expert for legal disputes, arbitration cases, and government hearings. Mr. Vazquez has been advisor to the US Senate (Carl Levin and John McCain), US Department of Justice, US Department of Commerce, US Department of Defense, US International Trade Commission and the Canadian Trade Tribunal on matters related to the aluminum industry. Jorge is the only aluminum market expert that has ever been invited to testify on matters related to the aluminum market before the US Senate.
Mr.  Jorge Vazquez.
Christian
Wagener
MANAGING DIRECTOR, HARBOR EUROPE
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY
25
Started his career in 1989 working for Metallgesellschaft AG in the ore and concentrates department. In 1998 he joined Norsk Hydro in charge of sourcing cold metal for the European billet remelt system. In 2003 he started his career at Alcoa in Spain, where he held various positions: Sales Manager for the whole Spanish casthouse production, European Billet Sales Manager and European Slab Sales Manager. In 2016 he joined Novelis first as Segment and then as Sales Manager of the packaging division. Prior to joining Harbor in October 2020, he was Chief Commercial Officer at the primary aluminium smelter DAMCO Aluminium Delfzijl (Aldel) from 2019 onwards.
Christian Wagener
TOM
LEARY
VICE PRESIDENT OF ALUMINUM MARKET INTELLIGENCE & CONSULTING
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY
29
Tom began his career as a process engineer in aluminum smelting. He later moved into metallurgical support of aluminum casthouse products, including process management of high purity and super high purity operations at Alcoa. Later, Tom became the Marketing Manager for Alcoa’s defense business unit. He spent his remaining years as Strategic Marketing Director of Alcoa Materials Management in Knoxville, TN. He also served on the Aluminum Association’s statistics committee and as board member of the Aluminum Extruders Council. Joined HARBOR in March 2017.

Tom Leary
JUAN
BETANCOURT
SENIOR ALUMINUM TRADE ANALYST, HARBOR ALUMINUM
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY
14
Started his career in 2006 as a financial planning analyst for Alcoa. In 2008, became commercial liaison for Latin America for Alcoa's Flat Rolled Products Group. In 2011, became marketing analyst for Alcoa's Material Management Group. In 2014, joined HARBOR as Senior Aluminum Trade Analyst (slab, billet, PFA, WR and P1020).

 Juan Betancourt
JESUS
VILLEGAS
VICE PRESIDENT ALUMINUM ANALYSIS, HARBOR ALUMINUM
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY
19
Started in 2001 as macroeconomic analyst for HARBOR Intelligence. In 2006, became an aluminum analyst for HARBOR Aluminum. In 2007, became co-editor of HARBOR's publications: Aluminum Market and Price & Premiums Outlook. In 2010, became Vice President of Aluminum Industry Analysis (scrap and primary aluminum markets).
Jesus Villegas
-RICH
MARKIEWICZ
SENIOR CONSULTANT ON PHYSICAL ALUMINUM PROCUREMENT & SALES (TRADING), HARBOR ALUMINUM
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY
40
Started in 1969 as an aluminum scrap buyer and trader for US Reduction. In 1975, joined Salomon Brothers/Philipp Brothers as a Senior Vice President of Trading in all nonferrous metals. In 1993, joined a NY/Russian based trading company, as Senior Vice President of Aluminum Trading. In 1996, became Vice President of Alcoa Materials Management (metal purchasing and trading). In 2013, joined HARBOR as Senior Consultant.
Mr.RICH  MARKIEWICZ

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