John thuestad

Biography

 Mr. John Gabriel Thuestad has served as Member of the Board of Directors of Yara International ASA since May 5, 2014. John Thuestad has been EVP Sapa Extrusion Europe since 2013. From 2012 to 2013 he led Sapa Profiles with production plants in Europe, North America and China. From 2009 to 2012 he led Alcoa Global Primary Products with 40 locations in Australia, Latin America, Europe and North America. Thuestad has previously been CEO of Elkem AS and Elkem Aluminium AS. Prior to that, Thuestad was Managing Director of Norzink AS and Fundo AS. He served as Board Member/Chairman of Tyssefaldene AS (1997-200), Board Member of Borregaard AS (2005-2007), Statkraft/Groener AS (2000-2003) and as Officer of Alcoa Inc (2010-2011). Thuestad has a Master’s degree in Metallurgy from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and a MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA. Thuestad is Member of the Executive Committee of the European Aluminium Association.

Research Interest

 Agricultural