Mr. Cristian Stanescu graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Bucharest in 1995 where he majored in Inorganic Chemistry and has 20 years of experience in aluminium industry covering the following fields: aluminium smelting process technology, quality inspection of primary and flat rolled aluminium products, European legislation regarding energy, climate change, environment protection and management of chemicals, coordination of the activities of different entities such as departments, offices and laboratories. Mr. Stanescu manages from a technical point of view ALRO’s relation with Eurometaux and European Aluminium Association, Professional European organizations based in Brussels, of which ALRO is a member. Mr. Stanescu also holds two patents in the field of the primary aluminium production and has published as author or co-author several papers in technical journals related to aluminium production. Over the years, Mr. Stanescu held various position within ALRO: test section manager, quality director, technical director and quality inspection manager.