Neal West is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. West joined Kaiser Aluminum in 2008 as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and was named Chief Financial Officer in early 2019 and his current position in March 2021. Prior to joining Kaiser, Mr. West was Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer at Gateway, Inc. Prior to Gateway, he served in several roles over 19 years with Neptune Orient Lines/APL, one of the world’s largest container shipping and logistics companies. He holds a Master of Science degree in information systems from Roosevelt University and a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and business administration from Illinois State University. Mr. West is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.