Executive Management

Keith Harvey is President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Harvey served as President and Chief Operating Officer from December 2015 until he was appointed to his to current position in July 2020. Mr. Harvey also served as Executive Vice President – Fabricated Products from June 2014 to December 2015. Mr. Harvey joined Kaiser in 1981 as an industrial engineer at the company’s rolling mill in West Virginia. He subsequently held increasingly responsible positions in engineering and sales at several Kaiser locations and was named a Vice President in 1994. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University.

John M. Donnan is Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel. He joined the company in 1993 as Associate Corporate Counsel, was named Deputy General Counsel in 2000 and General Counsel in 2007. Prior to his appointment as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel in March 2021, Mr. Donnan served as Executive Vice President – Legal, Compliance and Human Resources. Mr. Donnan manages the company’s corporate legal, compliance, internal audit, environmental, safety, quality and human resources functions. Prior to joining Kaiser, Mr. Donnan was an associate in the Corporate/Securities section of the Houston, Texas, office of Chamberlain Hrdlicka. He holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in finance and accounting from Texas Tech University. He is a member of the Texas and California bars.

Vijai Narayan is Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Narayan joined Kaiser Aluminum in November 2022 as Vice President – Finance. Prior to joining Kaiser Aluminum, Mr. Narayan served as Vice President Finance and Controller of eviCore Healthcare and as a Partner at Ernst & Young LLP in the Financial Accounting Advisory Services practice. Mr. Narayan holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Mumbai, Master of Accountancy and Master of Business Administration from Bowling Green State University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the State of Tennessee.

Ray Parkinson, Ph.D. is Senior Vice President – Advanced Engineering. Dr. Parkinson joined the company in 1986 as technical director for extruded products and was named to his current position in January 2020. He has more than 30 years of experience having held a variety of leadership positions in operations, quality control, engineering and research and development across diverse manufacturing environments. Dr. Parkinson has a Ph.D. in metallurgy as well as Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Engineering from Imperial College in the United Kingdom and a Master of Business Administration degree from St. Mary’s College CA. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

Blain Tiffany is Executive Vice President- Sales and Marketing. Mr. Tiffany served as Senior Vice President – Sales & Marketing, from 2020 until he was named to his current position in April 2022 . Prior to that role, Mr. Tiffany served as Vice President – Sales and Marketing, High Strength and General Engineering Products from 2014 to 2020. Tiffany joined Kaiser in 2013 as Vice President – Marketing, Hard Alloy Extrusions, Pipe and Tube. Prior to joining Kaiser, Mr. Tiffany held several senior management positions during his 34 years in metals distribution. He was most recently with A.M. Castle & Co. where during his 13 years with the company he served as President of the Steel Plate division, President of the Aerospace division and President of the Industrial division. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Almeda College and completed the Strategic Metals Management Program at the Olin Business School Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Jason Walsh is Executive Vice President – Manufacturing. Mr. Walsh served as Senior Vice President – Manufacturing from August 2020 until he was named to his current position in April 2022. Prior to that role, Mr. Walsh held positions of increasing responsibility, serving as Vice President and General Manager – Automotive, Vice President and General Manager – Automotive and Soft Alloy and Senior Vice President – Flat Rolled Products. Mr. Walsh joined the company in 2006 as Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis. Prior to joining Kaiser, Mr. Walsh held positions in manufacturing operations with Caterpillar Inc. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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.