Ferroglobe Appoints Anis Barodawalla as Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Strategy

LONDON, Sept. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ:GSM) (“Ferroglobe” or the “Company”), the world’s leading producer of silicon metal, and a leading silicon- and manganese-based specialty alloys producer, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Anis Barodawalla as Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy effective today.

Mr. Barodawalla succeeds Gaurav Mehta in these responsibilities, while other roles previously held by Mr. Mehta are being reassigned to other members of the management team. Mr. Mehta informed the Company of his decision to pursue a new professional opportunity in the United States, and a formal process has been in place over the past several months to ensure a seamless transition in leadership and responsibilities. 

Mr. Barodawalla brings to Ferroglobe over 20 years of experience in senior finance and strategy leadership positions across different divisions and geographies at the Dow Chemical Company. Most recently he served as Senior Finance Director for Dow’s $15 billion Packaging & Specialty Plastics division. During his time at Dow, he played a significant role in shaping and driving strategies, which entailed portfolio reviews, long term growth and sustainability initiatives, execution of acquisitions and divestitures, and realignment of product portfolios to achieve financial targets and strategic goals of the company. Mr. Barodawalla holds a PhD in Materials Chemistry and a Master of Business Administration from Michigan State University.

Marco Levi, Ferroglobe’s Chief Executive Officer, said, “With the turnaround in the Company’s performance, we are now focused on developing a new strategy to drive continued growth and competitiveness with an eye towards value creation. Anis joins us at an opportune time as we are in the midst of developing this new strategy. Building upon his past success in developing and implementing business strategies to drive growth, as well as his expertise in portfolio management to optimize the bottom line, I know Anis will make an impact immediately in many areas. I had the pleasure of working with Anis in the past and am confident that he will be an integral part of the next chapter of our exciting story, as we continue to strengthen and bolster the competitiveness of our Company and execute on value creation initiatives.”