Leadership Change at Steel Recycling Institute
12/09/2010 - The Steel Market Development Institute announced that Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) President William M. (Bill) Heenan Jr. is stepping down due to health reasons. Gregory L. Crawford has been appointed Executive Director of the SRI effective Dec. 1, 2010, succeeding Heenan.
The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) has announced that Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) President William M. (Bill) Heenan Jr. is stepping down due to health reasons after a distinguished career in the steel industry, including 20 years with SRI and 19 years with United States Steel Corp.
SMDI appointed Gregory L. Crawford as Executive Director of the SRI effective Dec. 1, 2010, succeeding Heenan.
"Bill's service to the steel industry over the last four decades will have an impact at least that far into the future," said Lawrence W. Kavanagh, President of the SMDI. "Building SRI from the ground up and establishing steel as the world's most recycled material together are tremendous career accomplishments for one individual. However, Bill's contributions to the industry go beyond these successes. His tireless work has positioned our industry to meet the increasing global demand for sustainable materials. We appreciate all that Bill has accomplished during his career and we wish him all the best for the future."
Announcing Crawford's appointment, Kavanagh said: "Greg brings a broad range of technical and managerial expertise in both recycling and sustainability to his new position. This will be important, as the mission of the SRI broadens to include the exceptional life cycle performance of our material. We see this shift in focus as critical in helping the steel industry and its customers meet the changing needs of society and the marketplace."
As SRI's Vice President of Operations, Crawford worked with private-sector and local/federal government managers on steel recycling issues. He has been active with the technical and marketing considerations for sustainability for many years. In 1990, he joined the original ASTM E50 Committee on Environmental Assessment. In August 1995, he participated in the first Big Sky, Mont., meeting of the U.S. Green Building Council. He is immediate past chairman of the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council.
"I am excited about this new responsibility with its many challenging aspects," Crawford said. "Fortunately, the SRI can draw upon its many steel partners, both domestically and worldwide, in its efforts to shape a more promising future through technical innovation and conservation."
The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), grows and maintains the use of steel through strategies that promote cost-effective solutions in the automotive, construction, and container markets, as well as for new-growth opportunities in emerging steel markets. SMDI investor companies are: AK Steel Corp., ArcelorMittal Dofasco, ArcelorMittal USA, Nucor Corp., Severstal North America Inc., SSAB Americas, United States Steel Corp., and USS-Posco Industries.
