Century Aluminum Company - Company Announcement (is)

Michael Bless Named Chief Executive Officer of Century Aluminum

MONTEREY, CA--(Marketwire - February 07, 2012) - Century Aluminum Company
(NASDAQ: CENX) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed
Michael Bless as President and Chief Executive Officer of Century. Mr. Bless
had previously served as Acting President and Chief Executive Officer. 

Terence Wilkinson, Chairman of Century's Board of Directors said, "Mike has
shown excellent leadership during this interim period and has clearly
demonstrated to the Board that he is the right person to lead Century and its
experienced management team. Century is well positioned to succeed and the
Board has great confidence in Mike's ability to guide the Company to achieve
that success.""I am honored to have the opportunity to work with a great team on behalf of
our shareholders, customers, employees and other stakeholders," commented Mr.
Bless. "My colleagues and I share common priorities: a safe and healthy
environment for our people and all visitors to our facilities; honest,
straightforward and transparent dealings inside the company and with all
external constituencies; and operational excellence as we invest in our people
and our businesses to produce attractive long-term financial returns. I am
excited about the real opportunities we have to improve and grow our businesses
inside and outside the U.S."

Mr. Bless, who was named Acting President and CEO in November 2011, has also
served as Century's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since
January 2006. Prior to joining Century, Mr. Bless previously served as the
Chief Financial Officer of Rockwell Automation, Inc. and was an investment
banker at Dillon, Read & Co. 

Century Aluminum Company (www.centuryaluminum.com) owns primary aluminum
capacity in the United States and Iceland. Century's corporate offices are
located in Monterey, California. 

Certified Advisors for the First North market of the OMX Nordic Exchange
Iceland hf. for Global Depositary Receipts in Iceland: 
Atli B. Gudmundsson, Senior Manager -- Corporate Finance, NBI hf.
Steingrimur Helgason, Director -- Corporate Finance, NBI hf.