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Vedanta Limited today announced the appointment of former Alcoa COO, John Slaven, as the Chief Executive Officer for its Aluminium Business, effective October3, 2023. Vedanta Limited is the largest producer of aluminium in India. Alcoa, a leading American multinational corporation is the sixth largest producer of aluminium in the world by capacity.

John Slaven is a reputedglobal leader who has also worked in key executive roles in the Australian mining and metals major BHP and with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). He brings over 34 years of experience and expertise in metal & mining sector across different geographies. He has workedacrossthe entire aluminium value chaininexploration, projects, operations, sales and marketing.John joins us from Alcoa Corporation where he served as a member of Alcoa’s Executive team as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer responsible for the daily operations of Aloca’s global bauxite, alumina and aluminium assets.Prior to working for Alcoa, John served for 13 years as a Partner and Managing Director atBCG where he led BCG’s practice for North American Metals and Mining and Infrastructure and Public Transport. Prior to BCG, John worked at BHP, where he held senior strategy and business development roles in Australia and Singapore in the Iron Ore, Minerals Exploration, and Aluminium, Manganese and Nickel business units.

Announcing the appointment,Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta Group said, " We welcome John as the CEO for Vedanta’s Aluminium business and look forward to him driving the company’s growth. Aluminium is a ‘Metal of the Future’ and integral to the energy transition. John joins at an exciting time as the world looks at India as the plus one to China in manufacturing. I believe that his global experience and formidable track record in the aluminium sector will be a real assetfor the company.”

John will be leading all aspects of the strategy of the aluminium business, including development of strategic alliances with global partners to fast-track business delivery. He will drive adoption and deployment of best-in-class technologies and processes, with focus on innovation and digitalization, for business transformation.

Speaking on his appointment, John Slaven said, "Vedanta's commitment tooperational excellence,product diversification and sustainabilitypresents a tremendous opportunity for growth in the Aluminium sector. I am excited to join Vedantaand look forward to contributing to the company’s success.”

Johnholds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cape Town and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

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