Layle Smith

Layle Kiplind Smith is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp.
He is also the Executive Chairman at Phoenix Services LLC and the Director at The Aluminum Association.
Previously, he held positions such as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Noranda Aluminum, Inc., Chief Executive Officer at NxtPhase T&D Corp., Chief Executive Officer at Covalence Specialty Materials Corp., and Executive Director at Berry Global, Inc. He has also served as a Director at Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Divisional President at Hexion, Inc., and Vice President-Business Development at The Dow Chemical Co. Additionally, he was the President & Chief Operating Officer at Ballard Power Systems, Inc. and Resolution Performance Products LLC.
Mr. Smith obtained an MBA from Harvard University in 1981 and an undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1977.