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Main Steel Expands Senior Management Team

Main Steel Polishing Co., Inc. announced that Jim Stephens has joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Carl "Bud" Horstmeyer has joined the company as General Manager of the company’s Atlanta, Ga., facility.
 
In his new position, Stephens assumes responsibility for the direct metal sales force on a nationwide basis. He brings a distinguished 30-year track record in metals distribution, including 26 years with Ken Mac Metal and three years with Macsteel. Stephens was a key member of the management team that grew Ken Mac from a small distributor to a large, multi-location service center. His most recent position was National Sales Manager - Non-Ferrous Metals for Macsteel.

Horstmeyer joins Main Steel from Alcan (now Constellium) where he spent the past three years as Manager of OEM Sales. He brings 37 years of experience in metals distribution, with specialties in both commercial and plant operations developed in previous positions at Rasco, Ryerson, and Metal Goods.

"Forming an executive team that works well together and is respected by the customer base are magical ingredients in building an industry leading company," commented Craig T. Bouchard, CEO of Main Steel's parent company, Shale-Inland. "Our Chief Executive Officer at Main Steel, Keith Medick, has done a wonderful job attracting top-level talent. During the past several months, our integration of 20 new employees with over two centuries of experience, along with the strong team at Main Steel, has gone exceedingly well."


Main Steel Polishing Co. Inc.
is a North American steel service center that delivers stainless, aluminum and carbon steel products as well as finished parts to its customers.  As an important link between steel producers and end users, Main Steel provides supply chain solutions through its network of processing, stamping, and fabricating capabilities nationwide.

Headquartered in Chicago, Ill., Shale-Inland, the parent company of Main Steel, is a diversified steel services company. Its philosophy is to invest in world-class customers, providing a level of service that engenders fierce loyalty.