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current on the mission and values of the organization, and the leaders of the organization must assure
that all employees, from top to bottom, are cognizant and duly respect the role of cybersecurity.

About the Author

Brian Hesse is co-owner, President, and Chief Executive Officer of PerenniAL.
He has 26 years of experience in the aluminum industry in a variety of executive
leadership, sales and marketing positions, including President/Chief Executive
Officer for the Americas at Rusal America Corporation; Vice President/Sales and
Marketing for the Americas at Vedanta Resources Limited; Global Defense Sales
Director and Americas Sales Director - Industrial at Aleris International, Inc.; and
Director of Global Accounts at Ryerson Corporation, where he began his career
in the industry.

Brian serves as Chairman of the Board for Big Brothers Big Sisters in
Westchester County, NY, and is a frequent volunteer at the organization’s
events. He also is a Board Member of the Northwest Missouri State University
Foundation, where he is a graduate. In his free time, Brian enjoys tennis and other outdoor activities with
his family. Brian is an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan.

The PerenniAL website is at https://www.theperennial-group.com/ and Brian can be reached online at
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aluminumexpert/

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