Personnel
Promotions and appointments of people working in the iron and steel industry.
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Tata Steel Invests in Workforce of Tomorrow
13 March 2013 - Tata Steel has launched a search to find 122 bright, talented and passionate people to join its apprenticeship schemes across Britain.
BlueScope Steel Appoints New Non-Executive Director
12 March 2013 - BlueScope Steel chairman Mr. Graham Kraehe announced the appointment of Mr. Ewen Crouch AM as a non-executive director, effective immediately.
LanzaTech Announces Addition to Board of Directors
12 March 2013 - LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from carbon-containing gases, announced the appointment of Datuk Ir. (Dr) Abdul Rahim Hj Hashim, the current president of the Malaysian Gas Association, former chief executive of PETRONAS Oil Refinery and a 36 year oil and gas industry veteran to its board of directors.
Mechel Announces Management Changes at Mechel Bluestone
07 March 2013 - In March 2013, Stephen Douglas Williams was appointed Mechel Bluestone's chief executive officer, replacing Tom Lusk.
SDI Announces John Nolan Will Lead New Product Development Initiative
06 March 2013 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced that John Nolan, vice president and general manager of the company's Structural and Rail Division, has been appointed to the newly created corporate level position of vice president – product development.
EVRAZ Stratcor Names New Customer Services Manager
05 March 2013 - Lesa White became the new customer services manager for EVRAZ Stratcor, Inc., a major producer of specialty-vanadium products, effective 1 March 2013.
Outokumpu Appoints Senior Vice President – Sales, Stainless Coil EMEA
04 March 2013 - Olli-Matti Saksi has been appointed as Outokumpu’s senior vice president – sales, Business Area Stainless Coil EMEA as of 2 April 2013.
Gerdau Employees Are Industry Champions of North America at Global Steel Competition
28 February 2013 - Richard Zhang and Kyle Cormier, employees at the Gerdau steel mill in Whitby, Canada, were industry champions of North America and won second place in the World Steel Association’s 7th annual Steel University Challenge, which took place on 19 February in Brussels, Belgium.
ArcelorMittal Appoints New Head of Human Resources
27 February 2013 - ArcelorMittal has appointed Henri Blaffart as executive vice president and head of human resources (HR), effective 1 April 2013.
SSAB Appoints New CFO
27 February 2013 - SSAB has appointed Håkan Folin as its new chief financial officer. He has previously held a number of senior positions in the company and will take up the position of CFO on 1 May 2013.
Rautaruukki Appoints New Senior Vice President, Human Resources
27 February 2013 - Sami Ärilä, LLM, has been appointed senior vice president, human resources and a member of the corporate executive board of Rautaruukki Corporation as of 1 March 2013.
Severstal North America Begins Recruiting for Summer Internship Program in Dearborn, Mich.
26 February 2013 - Severstal North America announced the start of recruitment for its popular summer internship program at its Dearborn, Mich. location, offering paid internships in engineering, material science, computer science, accounting and finance, safety, marketing, supply chain management, communications, and human resources.
Shale-Inland Appoints Frank Riddick as Executive Chairman
26 February 2013 - Shale-Inland Holdings announced that, effective 21 February 2013, Frank A. Riddick, III has been appointed the company's executive chairman. He replaces Craig Bouchard, who no longer serves as a director.
AK Steel Announces Retirement of Human Resources Executive
22 February 2013 - AK Steel announced that Lawrence F. Zizzo, vice president, human resources, has elected to retire effective 31 March 2013.
U. S. Steel Names Burt Caldwell General Manager – Sales
21 February 2013 - United States Steel Corporation announced that Burt Caldwell has been named general manager – sales for its North American flat-rolled sales team based in Chicago, effective 1 March 2013.
ALJ Regional Holdings Announces Management Restructure
21 February 2013 - ALJ Regional Holdings has announced changes in its management structure as a result of its divestiture of Kentucky Electric Steel to Optima Specialty Steel.
Kennametal Names New Vice President and Chief Technical Officer
18 February 2013 - Kennametal Inc. announced the appointment of Robert J. Clemens, Ph.D., to the position of vice president and chief technical officer, reporting to Kennametal chairman, president and chief executive officer Carlos Cardoso.
Wheeling-Nisshin Announces Organizational Changes
18 February 2013 - Wheeling-Nisshin continues to prepare for the introduction of ZAM® into the American marketplace. In an effort to be better situated for this project, the company has announced several organizational changes.
BlueScope Steel Announces Retirement of Non-Executive Director
15 February 2013 - BlueScope Steel Limited announced that non-executive director, Ms. Diane Grady, has retired from the Board.
TMK Announces New Appointments
15 February 2013 - TMK announced the appointment of Alexander Lyalkov, senior vice-president of TMK, as managing director of the Volzhsky Pipe Plant. Elena Blagova, managing director of Volzhsky Pipe Plant since 2007, shall join TMK Management Company to take responsibility for new projects.
