Aleris International, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Joseph M. Mallak, Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

Aleris International, Inc. today announces the appointment of Joseph M. Mallak, Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller. Joseph M. Mallak has joined Aleris and has been elected Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller by the Board of Directors. Bob Holian, who has been serving in this role and has also been leading the implementation of the Swiss CE structure in Europe, will continue to work full time on the completion of this major initiative for the Company. Mr. Mallak has over twenty years of finance and accounting experience in private and public US and international manufacturing organizations. In his most recent role, Mr. Mallak was a Managing Director for The Reserve Group, a private equity firm based in Akron, Ohio, where he led the strategic repositioning and restructuring of several portfolio companies. Prior to joining The Reserve Group, Mr. Mallak served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer of Stoneridge Inc. (NYSE; SRI), a publicly traded automotive engineered products company. Prior to Stoneridge, Mr. Mallak served as Vice President and CFO for a global Textron division. He began his career with the Ford Motor Company. "Joe's demonstrated track record in a wide array of leadership roles in accounting, finance, and mergers and acquisitions will be a great asset in his new role with Aleris", said Mike Friday, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. About Aleris Aleris International, Inc. is a global leader in aluminum rolled products and extrusions, aluminum recycling and specification alloy production. The Company is also a recycler of zinc and a leading U.S. manufacturer of zinc metal and value-added zinc products that include zinc oxide and zinc dust. Headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, the Company operates 50 production facilities in North America, Europe, South America and Asia, and has approximately 8,500 employees.