Appointment
THE MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO NICKEL AND ITS APPLICATIONS
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Victor Korchenko
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Alfred (Fred) Bauer
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Nickel Magazine, July 2006 -- Victor Korchenko has been appointed Director, Finance, Planning and Systems of the Nickel Institute.
A certified accountant in his native Russia and designated CMA in Canada, Korchenko "brings a wealth of financial experience from both large and small companies from a range of industries," says Nickel Institute President, Stephen Barnett.
In Russia, Korchenko held senior finance and administrative positions in the construction, tobacco, food processing and software industries before becoming Finance and Administrate Director for the U.S. advertising firm McCann-Erickson’s office in Moscow in 1999. He immigrated to Canada in 2000 to become Senior Accountant for Thistle Mining Inc. of Toronto and then Controller for Engineering.com, an e-commerce, software company in 2003.
Korchenko’s responsibilities will include the planning, administration and communications responsibilities previously held by James Lilly who is working part-time until November 2006. Korchenko will be based in the Nickel Institute’s head office in Toronto.
Retirement
Alfred (Fred) Bauer, a long-time consultant to the Nickel Institute (and previously the Nickel Development Institute) has retired.
Bauer began his career in the nickel and stainless steel industry in 1961 when he provided consulting services on behalf of International Nickel in Brussels. He moved in 1965 to Inco’s office in Zurich to become General Manager.
Bauer was engaged in the founding of the Swiss Stainless Steel Development Association in 1968 and remains the President of that organisation to this day.
He was also involved in the formation of the European Stainless Steel Development and Information Group
(ESSDIG) in 1967 and subsequently the European Stainless Steel Development Association, Euro Inox, in 1989.
He was President and General Secretary of Euro Inox for nine years.
He wrote many articles for this magazine, including one on miniature jet engines that is one of the
most-visited pages on our website (September 2000). His
other articles include one on stainless steel Swiss watches (September 2001) and one on bio-gas production in Switzerland (November 2001).
