CMC President and CEO to Address AISTech 2012 Attendees
04/17/2012 - Joseph Alvarado, President and CEO of Commercial Metals Company, has been announced as the keynote speaker for the AIST President’s Award Breakfast, part of AISTech 2012, North America’s largest gathering of steel industry personnel.
Joseph Alvarado, President and CEO of Commercial Metals Company, has been announced as the keynote speaker for the AIST President’s Award Breakfast on Tuesday, May 8 in the Thomas Murphy Ballroom at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga.
Alvarado is the former President of U.S. Tubular Products Inc. (a division of United States Steel Corp.) and was the President of Lone Star Technologies prior to its acquisition by U. S. Steel. He has held executive-level roles in operations, sales, and marketing and finance with Ispat North America (now ArcelorMittal), Birmingham Steel and Inland Steel. At Commercial Metals, Alvarado advanced in April 2011 from Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer. He assumed his current role of President and CEO in September 2011.
The President’s Award Breakfast is one of the signature events of AISTech 2012, North America’s largest gathering of steel industry personnel. The event, which will be held May 7–10 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, will offer a program with hundreds of technical presentations, an expansive exposition, multiple plant tours, a unique town hall forum and keynote presentations by industry business leaders.
The Technology Conference will showcase more than 400 presentations on all aspects of iron and steel manufacturing technology. Highlights of the program include the latest environmental technologies throughout the iron and steelmaking process; advancements in rolling and coating technologies, energy conservation, distribution and efficient utilization; safe work practices and procedures for projects, production and maintenance; improving the reliability of equipment and processes; techniques for the project manager; cutting-edge research and advancements in the processing, product development and application of steel; the latest in automation and control systems; and discussions on efficient material movement both within the facility and to the customer.
The Exposition will feature more than 400 domestic and international companies for an unrivaled display of global steel technology.
For more information on the President’s Award Breakfast, call +1.724.814.3000, ext. 1 or visit AISTech.org.
AIST is an international technical association of more than 14,400 professional and student members, representing iron and steel producers, their allied suppliers and related academia. The association is dedicated to advancing the technical development, production, processing and application of iron and steel.
