Personnel
Promotions and appointments of people working in the iron and steel industry.
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Ron O'Malley Named F. Kenneth Iverson Chair of Steelmaking Technologies at Missouri S&T
28 January 2014 - Dr. Ronald J. O’Malley, the former chief metallurgist at Nucor Steel Decatur in Trinity, Ala., has joined Missouri University of Science and Technology as the new F. Kenneth Iverson Endowed Chair of Steelmaking Technologies.
Gatto Industrial Plates Names New Transportation Manager
28 January 2014 - Gatto Industrial Platers, Inc., a leading high-production metal finishing company specializing in zinc plating, zinc-nickel plating and aluminum chromate, has hired Darron Kirkman to be the company’s transportation manager.
SMA Names New Leadership on Board of Directors
27 January 2014 - The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) Board of Directors announced that Richard Teets, Jr., executive vice president for steelmaking and president and COO of steel operations for Steel Dynamics, Inc., has been named chairman of the SMA Board of Directors for 2014–2015.
U. S. Steel Canada Announces Management Appointments
24 January 2014 - U. S. Steel Canada, a subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation, announced several management appointments effective 1 February 2014.
GrafTech Gives Update on Initiatives to Drive Operating Efficiencies, Global Competitiveness
24 January 2014 - GrafTech International Ltd. provided an update and reconfirmed the savings targets on its previously announced global rationalization initiatives.
GrafTech Announces Engineered Solutions Leadership Change
23 January 2014 - GrafTech International Ltd. announced that Lionel Batty, age 54, has been named president of Engineered Solutions.
Alro Steel Shuffles Executive Management
23 January 2014 - Alro Steel Corp. announced several management changes including a new president and COO.
GrafTech International Announces Leadership Transition
22 January 2014 - GrafTech International Ltd. announced that chairman, chief executive officer and president Craig Shular, age 61, has decided to retire as president and CEO of the company after 11 years, and 15 years with the company.
Severstal Announces Change in Corporate Secretary
21 January 2014 - OAO Severstal announced that Oleg Tsvetkov is stepping down as corporate secretary of the company.
Plibrico Materials Division Focuses on Midwest OEM Sales with New Hire
17 January 2014 - Plibrico Company LLC is pleased to welcome Corey Sandstedt as the new Plibrico Refractory Materials Division area sales manager for the Midwest region.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Shuffle Executive Board
17 January 2014 - At a meeting of the board of directors of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal, it was resolved to make the appointments outlined below for vice chairman and president, effective as of 1 April 2014.
Ranger Steel Names New President, Chief Operating Officer
13 January 2014 - Ranger Steel Services LP, the largest independent steel plate distributor in the United States, announced that sales vice president Jeff McPherson has been appointed president, and operations vice president Jochen Seeba has been named chief operating officer.
Plibrico Materials Division Focuses on West Coast Growth with New Hire
13 January 2014 - Plibrico Co. LLC is pleased to welcome Paul Schmidt as the new Plibrico Refractory Materials Division area sales manager for the Western United States and Canada.
Outotec Appoints New Head of Americas Business
13 January 2014 - Mr. Kimmo Kontola, currently executive vice president, president of APAC region at Outotec, has been appointed to lead the Americas region business as of 1 March 2014.
Outotec Announces Change in Executive Board
10 January 2014 - Jari Rosendal, executive vice president and president of Outotec's Americas region, has announced he will leave Outotec to become the president and CEO of Kemira Oyj.
Arch Coal President of Eastern U.S. Operations Retiring; Successor Named
10 January 2014 - Arch Coal, Inc. announced that Charles G. Snavely has elected to retire as president of the company's eastern U.S. operations, following an exceptional 35-year career in the coal industry.
ANH Refractories Names New Chairman and CEO
07 January 2014 - ANH Refractories Co., North America’s largest refractory manufacturer, has named Stephen M. Delo as chairman and chief executive officer,.
Garlock Announces Appointment of Director of Rotary Seals
03 January 2014 - The Garlock family of companies is excited to announce the appointment of Barb Ross as the director of rotary seals.
Metinvest Appoints New CEO
03 January 2014 - Yuriy Ryzhenkov was appointed CEO of Metinvest Group. He was previously the chief operating officer at DTEK.
Mechel Appoints New CEO
02 January 2014 - Mechel OAO, a leading Russian mining and metals company, announced the appointment of the company's senior vice-president for economics and management Oleg Korzhov as Mechel OAO's chief executive officer.
