Bob Wilt is Chief Executive Officer of Ma’aden, the Saudi Arabian Mining Company, a role he has held since February 2022. Ma’aden is the largest mining company in the MENA region and one of the fastest growing in the world. Wilt has more than 30 years of executive and operational experience globally in metals and mining. He spent 17 years with Alcoa, culminating in leading the entire upstream segment of the business as EVP and President of Global Primary Products. As such, he was responsible for the entire portfolio of mining, refining, smelting and energy businesses globally. After Alcoa, Wilt managed two aerospace and industrial metals companies for Precision Castparts, a Berkshire Hathaway Company. Most recently, Wilt was CEO of Sofina Foods, one of Canada’s leading food manufacturers. Wilt is a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point. He served as a combat engineer officer in the US Army’s 101st Airborne Division and is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. Wilt has a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.