New Hire at Orbite

The Big Picture:

  • Yves Noel new head of Sales/Marketing
  • Brings 20+ years of experience to Quebec aluminum mine

“With over 20 years of experience, Yves Noel brings to Orbite a solid background in sales and marketing as well as an extensive network of contacts directly suited to Orbite’s immediate needs. His work experience in several industries, including mining and manufacturing, will contribute significantly to Orbite’s transition towards the commercialization of its products in the short term. He joins and completes a team of handpicked, high-caliber executives at Orbite. Orbite remains on schedule for the expected initial operation of the high purity alumina facility within the first half of 2012,” said Richard Boudreault, CEO of Orbite.

“I am especially proud to join a team of dynamic and visionary top shelf experts committed to the success of an innovative organization with a profound respect for the environment and sustainable development. I have admired Orbite’s rapid and enviable development for some time now and have high regard for their drive and leadership style,” added Mr. Noel.

Mr. Noel has more than twenty years’ sales and marketing experience in the field of high value-added, specialized fine chemicals, particularly high purity products, with companies such as Akzo Nobel, Sandoz and Clariant. His diverse background in mining and manufacturing industries has enabled him to cultivate exceptional expertise and success in negotiating trade agreements with major clients such as AbitibiBowater, Gildan, Dow, and Rio Tinto, as well as with various global distribution partners. Over the course of his career he has built an enviable global business network of public and private companies.

Mr. Noel holds a bachelor degree in chemical engineering from Laval University and a master of business administration from the Universite du Quebec a Montreal.

Posted December 7, 2011

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