Personnel
Promotions and appointments of people working in the iron and steel industry.
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Essar Steel Appoints New Executive Vice Chairman
12 August 2013 - Essar Steel India Ltd announced the appointment of Mr.Firdose A. Vandrevala as executive vice chairman effective 12 August 2013.
MRC Global Announces Executive Management Changes
12 August 2013 - MRC Global Inc. announced changes in its executive management and organization. Effective immediately, Alan Colonna will assume the role of executive vice president – business development and U.S. Operations, and Gary Ittner will assume the role of executive vice president – supply chain.
John Speer Named to John Henry Moore Chair at Colorado School of Mines
06 August 2013 - The Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) announced that Professor John Speer has been named as the John Henry Moore Distinguished Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.
SANGRAF International Adds Legal Counsel to Team
05 August 2013 - SANGRAF International, a manufacturer of premium graphite electrodes to the EAF steel industry, has announced the appointment of Dan Ilkay as general counsel.
Metinvest Group Appoints New CFO
05 August 2013 - Metinvest Group announced that Aleksey Kutepov was appointed CFO. He replaces Sergiy Novikov, who will continue his career within the Metinvest Group.
Cliffs Natural Resources Reaches Tentative Agreement with USW at Quebec Mine
05 August 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers Union for a new three-year labor contract offer that will cover approximately 300 represented workers at Cliffs' Bloom Lake mine in Fermont, Quebec.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Reaches Agreement With Employees in Spain
02 August 2013 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe has reached agreement with employees at its ThyssenKrupp Galmed plant in Spain, including the termination of all employment contracts and the closure of the facility.
LKAB Names New Senior Vice President Sales
02 August 2013 - Peter Schmid, MSc., currently president of the LKAB subsidiary LKAB Wassara AB, has been appointed senior vice president sales for the LKAB Group and will be stationed at LKAB's head office in Luleå, Sweden. He will assume his new position on 1 August 2013.
OAO Severstal Announces Management Structure Optimization
02 August 2013 - Further to the management and organizational changes announced by OAO Severstal on 15 July, the company announces further changes to optimize its management structure in order to achieve its stated goals of improving efficiency and reducing costs.
Siemens AG Announces Changes in Leadership
02 August 2013 - Joe Kaeser, chief financial officer (CFO) of Siemens AG since 2006, has been designated the new president and CEO of Siemens AG, effective 1 August 2013. A new CFO will be appointed very shortly. The current CEO Peter Löscher resigned his position and is leaving the Managing Board of Siemens AG by mutual consent. These changes were unanimously approved by the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG.
Reuters: U. S. Steel's Locked-Out Canada Workers Reject Contract Proposal
01 August 2013 - Workers locked out at United States Steel Corp's Lake Erie works in Canada have voted to reject the steelmaker's contract proposal, their union said on Wednesday, according to a Reuters report.
Alloy Steel International Advises Changes to CEO and Board
30 July 2013 - Alloy Steel International, Inc. announced that all directors were re-elected at the company's 2013 AGM held on 28 June 2013. Mr. Gene Kostecki advised the Board that he is resigning as CEO and technical director with immediate effect to allow him to pursue other interests.
MMFX Steel Continues Growth of Regional Support
29 July 2013 - MMFX Steel Corp. of America continues to expand regional support for its uncoated corrosion-resistant and high-strength reinforcing steel products with the addition of Jack Schimpf as a new regional sales manager.
Broner Metals Solutions Names Global Sales Director
29 July 2013 - Broner Metals, global leader in software solutions for steel and aluminium supply chain, planning and scheduling, and manufacturing execution systems (MES), has named Mark Ferguson as its new global director of sales.
Edwards Boosts Local U.S. Presence
25 July 2013 - Edwards Group Limited, a leading manufacturer of sophisticated vacuum products and abatement systems and a global provider of related value-added services, announced the addition of three new senior U.S. team members, each experts in the practical application of vacuum technology in manufacturing processes.
Q&A with POSCO's Joon Yang Chung, AIST 2013 Steelmaker of the Year
24 July 2013 - Joon Yang Chung, chairman and chief executive officer of POSCO, was named AIST 2013 Steelmaker of the Year. He recently spoke with Iron & Steel Technology about his extensive career and the company’s path for the future.
Outokumpu Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
24 July 2013 - Outokumpu is appointing Reinhard Florey as executive vice president and chief financial officer as of 1 November 2013.
Essar Steel Algoma Announces Investor Relations Appointment
24 July 2013 - Essar Steel Algoma Inc. announced the appointment of Flora Wood to lead investor relations, effective immediately.
A. M. Castle Announces New Commercial and Operations Executives
23 July 2013 - A. M. Castle & Co., a global distributor of specialty metal and plastic products, value-added services and supply chain solutions, announced the appointment of two executives who will lead the global commercial and operations functions.
PSI Metals Appoints New Consultant in Pittsburgh Office
22 July 2013 - PSI Metals, a global company providing production management systems to the metals industry, announced the appointment of a new employee at its North American headquarters in Pittsburgh.
