Roeland Baan
Executive Vice President and President, Aleris Europe
Roeland Baan joined Aleris as Executive Vice President and CEO, Aleris Europe in 2008. He is responsible for all business and operational activities for Aleris’ European region headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland, near Zurich. From 2004 -2007, Mr. Baan worked for Mittal where he most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Steel Europe, and served on Arcelor Mittal’s Management Committee. Mr. Baan had responsibility for operations in eight countries, including four integrated steel mills and four electric arc steel mills. Prior to joining Mittal, Mr. Baan served as the Senior Vice President of SHV Gas BV, a privately held international conglomerate with retail, energy, and venture capital activities. From 1998 to 2001 Mr. Baan served as Chief Executive Officer Thyssen Sonnenberg Recycling GMBH (TSR), a metals recycling company with 55 production sites in five countries. Mr. Baan graduated from Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with a Master’s in Economics.