Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), on course to become the world’s largest aluminium smelter with Line 6, has announced the promotions of Bryan Harris as chief financial officer and Khalid Turani as chief internal audit and risk management officer.
Commenting on these promotions, Alba’s acting chief executive officer said: “Bryan and Khalid have served Alba for a long time and their respective promotions come in line with their significant contributions to the company. As we near the completion of Line 6 Expansion Project and prepare for further growth, these management changes will complement our company's strategic priorities.”
A qualified chartered accountant, Harris assumes his new role in Alba with over 25 years of experience in management roles. He started his career with two ‘Big 5’ accounting and auditing firms then was later appointed as the Finance Manager of a telecoms company in South Africa.
Prior to moving to Bahrain, Harris spent nine years in the UK in international leadership roles in internal audit, strategy, planning & performance management, risk, and compliance & ethics for energy giant BP.
Harris joined Alba in 2009 as the chief internal auditor and risk officer and was appointed as the acting chief financial officer in December 2018. Harris serves as a director at the Board of Aluminium Bahrain US, INC. and AlbaCap Insurance Ltd. (subsidiaries of Alba).
Turani has 19 years of experience in audit, risk, compliance and ethics. He started his career with Ernst & Young in 2001 and held posts with international and national companies in Bahrain.
Turani joined Alba in 2010 as a senior internal auditor and is a certified public accountant (CPA) from California Board of Accountancy, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) from the Institute of Internal Auditors USA, and Certified Risk Management Assurance, and has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from University of Bahrain.
