Mr.
Akhilesh Joshi, CEO Hindustan Zinc, has been
appointed as Vice Chairman of the International Zinc Association (IZA). A
decision in this regard was taken by the Board of International Zinc
Association (IZA) in their Annual General Meeting held on 23rd
October 2014. Akhilesh Joshi is the first Indian CEO to be appointed as
Vice Chairman of International Zinc Association (IZA).
International
Zinc Association(IZA), a non - profit organization established in 1990 in
Brussels, has been very actively pursuing globally the image of Zinc, from an
industrial product to an essential element. The International Zinc
Association(IZA) has also been instrumental in running a “Zinc Saves Kids”
program in association with UNICEF. International Zinc Association (IZA) has a
strong regional presence in USA, Europe, Latin America, Asia including China,
South Africa and Australia, through 11 offices and more than 250 member
companies, including big global mining companies like MMG, Teck Cominco,
Boliden etc. and Zinc smelting companies like Korea Zinc, Votorantim to name a
few.
International Zinc
Association(IZA) has also been working very closely in India with National
Highways Authority of India, Airport Authority of India, Indian Railways,
Central Public Works Department, Central Road Research Institute etc. to
highlight the importance and necessity of Galvanizing. Recently, in close
association with Hindustan Zinc, International Zinc Association(IZA) organized
the first International Galvanizing Conference in New Delhi. Later a Zinc
College was also organized in Udaipur under the auspices of Mr. Akhilesh Joshi,
which saw participation of 75 experts representing 32 countries.
At
present International Zinc Association has Chairman as Mr. Andrew Michelmore,
the CEO of MMG limited and Executive Director as Mr. Stephen Wilkinson,
who is an ex Teck Cominco executive.
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