Carpenter, ATI Veterans Elected as SSINA Chairman, Vice Chairman
03/26/2009 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America announces the election of Sunil Y. Widge, Chief Technology Officer Emeritus, Carpenter Technology as SSINA’s new Chairman, and Carl R. Moulton, Vice President—International, Allegheny Technologies, as Vice Chairman.
The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) announced the election of Sunil Y. Widge, Chief Technology Officer Emeritus of Carpenter Technology Corp. as SSINA’s new Chairman, and Carl R. Moulton, Vice President, International of Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI), as Vice Chairman. Widge and Moulton, who bring more than 65 years of combined steel industry experience to SSINA, will assume their new positions immediately.
In his new role as Chairman, Widge succeeds outgoing Chairman Douglas A. Kittenbrink, who has held the position since 2007. "We deeply appreciate the work that Doug has accomplished during his tenure leading the association," said Widge. "As the incoming Chairman, I look forward to guiding SSINA and our member companies in response to the challenges facing the specialty steel industry."
Sunil Widge, who was recently named Chief Technology Officer Emeritus of Carpenter, began his career with the company in 1976, serving most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. In addition to leading process and product research and development in new materials applications, Widge was also responsible for directing the expansion of the company's high-profile scientific capability in specialty alloy materials technology and promoting new products.
Widge earned a Ph.D. in Metallurgy and Material Science from Lehigh University in 1985, an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, in 1993, and a B.S. in Metallurgy from the College of Engineering in Poona, India. He holds five U.S. patents and serves on the Board of Directors of Alvernia University. He has also held various leadership roles and committee memberships with the American Society of Metals, the Metallurgy Society, the Industrial Research Institute, and the Special Materials Processing Consortium.
Carl Moulton serves as Vice President, International, at ATI, with responsibility for overseeing the company's commercial activities in Europe and Asia as well as the STAL Precision Rolled Strip(R) and Uniti titanium ventures.
A graduate of Dartmouth College, Moulton served in the U.S. Army as a First Lieutenant, earning a Bronze Star. Following his military career, he worked as a sales representative with Allegheny Ludlum (1972), later joining Jessop Steel (1981). Moulton served as Jessop Steel’s President until the company was acquired by ATI in 1993.
During his tenure as President of Jessop, Moulton served on SSINA’s Board of Directors and also served as the association's Vice Chairman. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Uniti LLC, which has become one of the world's leading suppliers of industrial titanium products.
Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) is a Washington, DC-based trade association representing virtually all continental specialty metals producers. Member companies include:
- ATI Allegheny Ludlum Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa., and ATI Allvac, Monroe, N.C. (both Allegheny Technologies companies)
- Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading, Pa.
- Crucible Specialty Metals, Syracuse, N.Y.
- Electralloy, Oil City, Pa.
- Latrobe Specialty Steel Co., Latrobe, Pa.
- North American Stainless, Ghent, Ky.
- Outokumpu Stainless, Inc., Schaumburg, Ill.
- Precision Rolled Products, Inc., Florham Park, N.J.
- ThyssenKrupp Mexinox SA de CV, San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico
- Universal Stainless and Alloy Products, Bridgeville, Pa.
- Valbruna Slater Stainless Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind.
