LONDON, Jan. 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ:GSM) (the Company) is pleased to announce today that Mr. José María Alapont has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Board with immediate effect.

Mr. Alapont has held a number of significant senior executive, presidential and Board roles throughout his 40-year career in leading global manufacturing businesses, including as President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal-Mogul Corporation, the automotive powertrain and safety components supplier (March 2005 - 2012), Chairman of its Board (2005 - 2007) and Board Director (until 2013). He was Chief Executive and a Board Director of Fiat Iveco, S.p.A., the leading global manufacturer of commercial trucks and other specialised vehicles from 2003 to 2005 and, prior to that, held senior roles at Ford Motor Company, Delphi Corporation and Valeo S.A.

Mr. Alapont currently serves on the Boards of Ashok Leyland Ltd; Manitowoc Inc.; Navistar Inc.; Hinduja Investments and Project Services Ltd and Hinduja Automotive Ltd. He was a member of the Davos World Economic Forum from 2000 - 2011. Mr. Alapont is Spanish and holds degrees in Industrial Engineering from the Technical School of Valencia and in Philology from the University of Valencia in Spain.

About Ferroglobe

Ferroglobe PLC is one of the world's leading suppliers of silicon metal, silicon-based specialty alloys and ferroalloys serving a customer base across the globe in dynamic and fast-growing end markets, such as solar, automotive, consumer products, construction and energy. The company is based in London. For more information, visit http://investor.ferroglobe.com.

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