Gerdau Ameristeel Announces New COO
06/07/2007 - Gerdau Ameristeel announced the appointment of a new Vice President, Chief Operating Officer responsible for all the company's steel manufacturing and commercial operations, as well as procurement and logistics.
Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. announced the appointment of Terry Sutter as Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, effective Monday, June 11, 2007.
In assuming the COO executive position, Sutter will be responsible for all the company's steel manufacturing and commercial operations, as well as procurement and logistics. He will report to the President and CEO, Mario Longhi.
Sutter joins Gerdau Ameristeel with more than 20 years of experience in international and North American manufacturing operations with such companies as Honeywell/Allied Signal, Inc., Cytec Industries, and Tyco International. Prior to joining Gerdau Ameristeel, Sutter was President of Plastics and Adhesives for Tyco International and was subsequently named President and CEO of Covalence Specialty Materials Corp., a successor company of Tyco Plastics and Adhesives, after its divestiture to Apollo Management, a private equity firm.
"Terry's exceptional operational experience will enhance Gerdau Ameristeel's operations and will help the company drive productivity growth, said Mario Longhi, President and CEO of Gerdau Ameristeel.
Sutter has an MBA from the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business, an MS in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University, and a BS in chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri.
