Alcoa Expands Newly Appointed General Manager of Pacific Rim Business

The world’s leading manufacturer of aluminum wheels for commercial vehicles, Alcoa Wheel & Transportation Products, has recently appointed a leadership position in the Pacific Rim to promote business growth in the region and maximize business performance in the region. With immediate effect, Merrick Murphy has been appointed Vice President of Wheel & Transport Products at Alcoa and General Manager of Alcoa Wheel Products Pacific Rim, responsible for leading business operations in China, Japan and Australia.

Alcoa Wheel & Transportation Products Names Merrick Murphy as Vice President and General Manager of Alcoa Wheel Products Pacific Rim
Alcoa Wheel & Transportation Products Names Merrick Murphy as Vice President and General Manager of Alcoa Wheel Products Pacific Rim

Tim Myers, president of Alcoa Wheel & Transportation Products, said: "With the expansion of Alcoa Wheel's business in the global commercial vehicle market, we need to strengthen leadership in major emerging markets to maximize our growth potential. Merrick Murphy It is an outstanding leader that can help us expand our business in the Pacific Rim market and realize the tremendous growth potential of innovative lightweight aluminum alloy wheels in this market.”

Merrick Murphy has more than fifteen years of experience in the Alcoa Wheel Products business and has held a number of senior positions in sales and marketing. Previously, Merrick Murphy served as Vice President of Commercial Vehicle Wheels and General Manager of the Americas and the Pacific Rim. Under his leadership, in the past three years, Alcoa's wheel products business has achieved a record growth, market share has gradually increased, innovative products have been successfully introduced to the market, and regional business has continued to expand, especially in China and Brazil. Merrick Murphy will bring a wealth of successful experience to the continued growth of Alcoa Wheel & Transportation Products in Asia's developing markets.

Merrick Murphy graduated from Loyola University in Chicago with a bachelor's degree. He and his family went to Singapore this summer.

About Alcoa Wheel & Transportation Products Division

The Aluminum Wheels and Transportation Products Division (AWTP), headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, provides a series of forged aluminum alloy wheels for the commercial vehicle, automotive and defense markets (eg: Dura-Bright?, Dura-Flange?, LvL. High-quality products such as ONE® and M-Series® medium truck wheels and other aluminum parts. AWTP consists of three departments: Commercial Vehicle Wheels, Special Forged Wheels, and Transportation Products. Currently, Alcoa Wheel & Transportation Products has 1,500 employees in 13 countries and regions. For more information, please visit the website.

About Alcoa

Alcoa is the global leader in light metal technology, engineering and manufacturing, and has pioneered a wide range of material solutions to promote the world's development. Our technology promotes the development of the transportation industry, from the car and commercial transportation to the aerospace industry, and continues to improve the application of industrial and consumer electronics products. We help to achieve smart buildings, sustainable use of food and beverage packaging, high-performance land, sea and air defense transport tools, deeper oil and gas drilling and efficient power generation. In the past 125 years, we have been leading the development of the aluminum industry. Today, we have 60,000 employees in 30 countries and regions around the world, providing value-added products made of aluminum, titanium and nickel, and producing world-class bauxite, alumina and primary aluminum products. For more information, visit

About Alcoa China

Alcoa is the largest transnational investor in China's aluminum industry. Since 1993, it has invested a total of US$800 million in China’s aluminum industry. Alcoa has established its Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Shanghai and has established production plants, trading companies and offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Qinhuangdao, Kunshan, Suzhou, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Alcoa manufactures and sells aluminum strips, fasteners, wheels and aerospace products in China. It supplies packaging, commercial transportation, consumer electronics, industrial products, automotive and aerospace markets. As of the end of December 2012, Alcoa has 13 companies and 1,226 employees in China. For more information, visit

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