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EVRAZ Consolidates European Steel Business
12/09/2011 - EVRAZ plc and EVRAZ Group S.A. intend to create EVRAZ Europe, a company that will consolidate all of its European assets including EVRAZ Vitkovice Steel a.s. (Czech Republic) and EVRAZ Palini e Bertoli Spa (Italy). The new company will be led by Dmitrij Scuka, who is appointed CEO starting January 2, 2012.
EVRAZ plc and EVRAZ Group S.A. (jointly referred to as EVRAZ) intend to create EVRAZ Europe, a company that will consolidate all the European assets of EVRAZ including EVRAZ Vitkovice Steel a.s. (Czech Republic) and EVRAZ Palini e Bertoli Spa (Italy). This decision is another step in a long-term strategy to develop a single pan-European business, according to the company.
The new company will be led by Dmitrij Scuka, who is appointed CEO EVRAZ Europe starting January 2, 2012. Scuka joined the company in 2009 as Director of Operations for European and African Assets, responsible for the operations and transformation of three EVRAZ mills in Europe and South Africa.
Prior to joining Evraz, Scuka held various positions in management consulting including the position of partner in charge of the Enterprise Applications business unit for Deloitte Central Europe, and has a Diploma in Thermophysics/Nuclear Power Generation from Moscow Power Engineering University.
Until EVRAZ Europe becomes fully operational, Scuka will also temporarily lead EVRAZ Vitkovice Steel as Zbynek Kvapik, CEO of EVRAZ Vitkovice Steel, tendered his resignation with effect from January 2, 2012, having decided to continue his career outside EVRAZ.
“Zbynek Kvapik spent 28 years at Vitkovice Steel and later at EVRAZ Vitkovice Steel, and we very much value his input to our operations as well as his loyalty and commitment,” said Pavel Tatyanin, Senior Vice President, EVRAZ International Business. “I am pleased to congratulate Dmitrij Scuka on his new appointment, and I am convinced that his successful track record in managing the main operational processes at our mills in Europe will ensure the further sustainable growth of EVRAZ’s European business.”
EVRAZ Group S.A. is a large vertically integrated steel, mining, and vanadium business with operations in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Europe, the U.S., Canada, and South Africa and employs approximately 110,000 people. The company is ranked the 20th largest steel producer in the world based on crude steel production of 16.3 million tonnes in 2010. It is largely self-sufficient in respect of its iron ore and coking coal requirements with the majority of its internal consumption covered by its mining operations.
