ArcelorMittal Realigns Flat Carbon Americas and USA Management Teams
05/05/2008 - ArcelorMittal announces sweeping changes to its Flat Carbon Americas (FCA) management team, with Leonard Chuderewicz assuming the role of Vice President Operations, Flat Carbon Americas; and incoming AIST President Andrew Harshaw assuming the role of Chief Operating Officer, ArcelorMittal USA.
ArcelorMittal has announced sweeping changes to its Flat Carbon Americas (FCA) management team, with Leonard Chuderewicz assuming the role of Vice President Operations, Flat Carbon Americas; and Andrew Harshaw assuming the role of Chief Operating Officer, ArcelorMittal USA. Both appointments take effect immediately.
Previously, Chuderewicz served as ArcelorMittal USA’s Chief Operating Officer. In his new role, he will support operations at all ArcelorMittal’s flat carbon facilities in North and South America, reporting to Flat Carbon Americas President and CEO Louis Schorsch.
“Len is a proven leader with an exceptional operational background and his expertise makes him an excellent addition to the FCA leadership team,” said Schorsch. “In this new role, Len will support unit CEOs and operational executives to ensure high standards of operational excellence throughout the region. In particular, Len will facilitate integration and sharing of best practices both within the region and with other ArcelorMittal divisions.”
In his new position, Harshaw will be responsible for managing the operations at all ArcelorMittal USA facilities. He will report to ArcelorMittal USA President and CEO Michael Rippey. Harshaw, the former Vice President of Manufacturing for ArcelorMittal Dofasco, will become President of AIST (the Association of Iron and Steel Technology) during AISTech 2008, The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition, which will take place May 5-8 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.
“The experience and contributions Andy brings to us from ArcelorMittal Dofasco are exceptional,” said Rippey. “His 30 years of leadership, track record of success with health and safety initiatives, as well as his ability to drive quality improvements at Dofasco, make him an excellent choice for this critical position within our USA organization. We wish Len every success as he assumes broader responsibilities within the FCA organization.”
ArcelorMittal is the world's largest and most global steel company, with 310,000 employees in more than 60 countries. The company leader a number of major global markets, with leading R&D and technology, as well as sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and outstanding distribution networks. An industrial presence in 28 European, Asian, African and American countries exposes the company to key steel markets, from emerging to mature, positions it will be looking to develop in the high-growth Chinese and Indian markets.
ArcelorMittal’s key financials for 2007 show revenues of USD 105.2 billion, with a crude steel production of 116 million tonnes, representing around 10% of world steel output.
