Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C announced the appointment of Ali Al Baqali as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Supply Chain Officer with immediate effect during the Alba Board of Directors meeting on September 27, 2017 at Alba. As the Deputy CEO and Chief Supply Chain Officer, Ali will be crucial in driving Alba's growth strategy in terms of upstream development. Ali joined Alba in 1998 as a Purchasing Officer and was promoted in 2010 as the Manager of Procurement and Warehousing. In October 2012, he was appointed as the acting Chief Finance & Supply Officer and in June 2013, Ali was announced as the Chief Financial Officer for Alba.