Personnel
Promotions and appointments of people working in the iron and steel industry.
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Cliffs Natural Resources Reaches New Labor Agreement with USW in Quebec
27 December 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced an agreement with the United Steelworkers (SW) union for a new six-year labor contract that will cover approximately 229 represented workers at Cliffs' Pointe Noire operation in Quebec.
Salzgitter AG Establishes New Group Management Board
27 December 2013 - As part of the "Salzgitter AG 2015" reorganization project the Salzgitter Group has established a new Group organization structure that takes effect as of 1 January 2014.
Association of Steel Distributors Announces New President
26 December 2013 - The Association of Steel Distributors (ASD) recently announced that Brian D. Robbins, CEO of MidWest Materials, Inc. in Perry, Ohio, has been elected as 2014 president by the association.
Konecranes Announces Change to Head of Equipment Business
25 December 2013 - Hannu Rusanen, currently executive vice president and head of Business Area Equipment, has announced that he is leaving Konecranes to pursue other interests.
Severstal North America Appoints Director of Scrap and Metallics Procurement
23 December 2013 - Severstal North America has appointed Sanjeev Badola, director, scrap and metallics procurement, based in Dearborn, Mich., effective 1 January 2014.
AK Steel Announces Executive Retirement
20 December 2013 - AK Steel said that John F. Kaloski, executive vice president and operating officer of AK Steel, has elected to retire from the company, effective 31 January 2014.
SDI Appoints New Board Member
20 December 2013 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced that Bradley S. Seaman has been appointed to its Board of Directors as an independent director, to fill a vacancy created by the untimely death on 18 October 2013 of board member James A. Trethewey.
New Millennium Iron Announces New President and CEO
19 December 2013 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) announced that Mr. Robert Patzelt, Q.C., will join NML effective 13 January 2014 as president and chief executive officer and a director of the corporation.
Allegheny Technologies Names CFO
17 December 2013 - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated announced that Patrick J. DeCourcy has been named senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer. Mr. DeCourcy had been serving as interim chief financial officer since 15 July 2013.
Severstal North America Appoints Director of Government Relations
17 December 2013 - Effective immediately, Severstal North America has named Mr. William S. Noakes, Jr., its director, government relations, based in Dearborn, Mich.
Kloeckner Metals Announces Resignation of Michael Hoffman
17 December 2013 - Kloeckner Metals, one of the leading metal distributors in North America, announced that Mr. Michael Hoffman, vice chairman, Klockner USA Holding, Inc., will resign from his current position effective 31 December 2013.
New Millennium Iron Announces New Member of Board of Directors
16 December 2013 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) announced that Mr. Partha Sengupta, vice president of raw materials, including Global Minerals, at Tata Steel Limited, has recently resigned as a director of the corporation, due to the recent changes in organizational structure of the Tata Steel Group.
NLMK Appoints New Vice President for Sales
16 December 2013 - NLMK Group announced the appointment of Ilya Guschin as vice president for sales. Sergei Khorn, former acting vice president for sales, has been appointed his deputy.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe's Spanish Employees Take Up New Jobs in Germany
13 December 2013 - Almost 60 employees of the ThyssenKrupp Galmed plant in Spain are making a new start in Germany, having found new jobs at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe after the Spanish plant was shut down.
Report: Hrusovsky Elected as CEO of Alton Steel
13 December 2013 - Alton Steel’s Board of Directors has elected James Hrusovsky as CEO, the company announced Tuesday, the St. Louis Business Journal reported.
New Millennium Iron Announces Retirement of Director, Appointment of New Board Member
12 December 2013 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) announced that Mr. Hemant Nerurkar, formerly managing director of Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur, India, recently resigned as a director of the corporation.
Worthington Steel to Close Baltimore Facility
12 December 2013 - On 10 December 2013, the Steel Processing Segment (Worthington Steel) of Worthington Industries, Inc. announced to its employees that its Baltimore steel facility will be closing by the end of its fiscal year, 31 May 2014.
ArcelorMittal Announces Changes to Organizational Structure
12 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal announced it has reviewed its organization with the aim of simplifying it.
U. S. Steel Announces Executive Management Changes
12 December 2013 - United States Steel Corporation announced a series of executive management changes including naming John J. Quaid, vice president - Iron Ore; Larry T. Brockway as senior vice president, chief risk officer and treasurer; Sharon K. Owen to retire from North American Flat-Rolled Operations.
Metalloinvest Announces New Appointments
12 December 2013 - Andrey Ugarov has been appointed deputy CEO, chief operating officer, of Management Company Metalloinvest and Marina Novikova has been appointed deputy CEO, organisational development and human resources management.