Tenova, the worldwide supplier of advanced technologies, products and engineering services for the global Metals and Mining industries, has announced the appointment of Andrea Lovato as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company. Effective July, 2015, Tenova has also been organised into two divisions – Metals and Mining –
managed by Andrea Rocca (Metals CEO) and Frank Hubrich (Mining CEO).
The division leaders will be responsible for the business strategy and results in their respective areas. “With this new leadership structure a generational change has begun.” commented Gianfelice Rocca Chairman of Techint Group. “In the past year, I personally reviewed Tenova’s global business priorities to identify the future pillars of the company. An integral task has been to facilitate the handover process to an international leadership team. This team is
now ready to face the challenges ahead with the same passion for technology and innovation that has always
been an inherent part of the Techint Group values and of our family business tradition.”
Tenova is a worldwide supplier of advanced technologies, products and engineering services for the metals and mining industries providing innovative, integrated solutions for complete process areas. Founded in 2006, it was created as a spinoff from a number of business units of its parent company Techint Group. Since then Tenova has grown through acquisition and integration of specialized technology niche companies around the world. Today the company operates in 24 countries on 5 continents with approximately 4,000 employees.
Frank Hubrich is Mining CEO at Tenova. He joined the company’s German based subsidiary, TAKRAF, in 1990 as a research engineer with an emphasis on geological studies and mining processes. He has since held a variety of engineering roles within TAKRAF before being appointed CEO in 2012. At the same time, Hubrich was entrusted with the leadership of Tenova Mining, overseeing Tenova’s global mining equipment activities. He holds a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the Dresden University of Technology and has dedicated his professional career to various specialisations within the mining and material handling sectors. He is an internationally recognised expert in this field and is regularly published in various mining journals, including having contributed to International Mining articles.
