What Happened?
New York, NY-based Alcoa has Resigned Michael T. Barriere as Chief Human Resources Officer
About the Company
A global leader in lightweight metals technology, engineering and manufacturing, Alcoa (NYSE:AA) innovates multi-material solutions that advance our world. Our technologies enhance transportation, from automotive and commercial transport to air and space travel, and improve industrial and consumer electronics products. We enable smart buildings, sustainable food and beverage packaging, high-performance defense vehicles across air, land and sea, deeper oil and gas drilling and more efficient power generation. We pioneered the aluminum industry over 125 years ago, and today, our 60,000 people in 30 countries deliver value-add products made of titanium, nickel and aluminum, and produce best-in-class bauxite, alumina and primary aluminum products.
About the Person
Michael T. Barriere, also known as Mike, served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Alcoa from May 2012 – June 2014. Mr. Barriere served as Vice President of Human Resources at Alcoa Inc., from May 1, 2012 to August 2013. He joined Alcoa as Chief Talent Officer in 2011, having oversight for talent development, performance management, leadership training, succession planning and employee engagement. Prior to Alcoa, he served as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at New York Life Insurance Co. At New York Life Insurance, he established HR centers of expertise in Talent Management, Recruiting, Diversity and Compensation. Prior to NY Life, he led a global HR team at Citigroup that included HR business partner, compensation, strategy, talent and leadership development functions for businesses in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the U.S. Earlier in his career, Mr. Barriere was a system design engineer for Grumman Aerospace Corporation and a research scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory in its Human Factors & Performance Analysis Group. He has a PhD in industrial psychology from Hofstra University in New York, with a focus on employee engagement and leadership, and an MBA from the Wharton Business School at University of Pennsylvania. He earned his bachelor's degree in Engineering Science from Hofstra.
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