Roeland Baan has been appointed as the President and CEO of Outokumpu and the Chairman of the Leadership Team as of January 1, 2016. Baan is currently the Executive Vice President and CEO of Aleris Europe and Asia. Before joining Aleris, Baan was the Executive Vice President and CEO of Mittal Steel Europe and then Executive Vice President and a member of the Management Committee of the combined Arcelor Mittal Group. Prior to that, he held global senior management positions at Shell International and SHV. Mika Seitovirta will leave his position as President and CEO of Outokumpu on October 26, 2015 and his position on the Outokumpu Leadership Team on the same day.