Personnel
Promotions and appointments of people working in the iron and steel industry.
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MMFX Steel Appoints Technical Sales Manager
02 July 2012 - MMFX Steel Corporation of America has hired Recto (Jon) Colinares to serve as Technical Sales Manager. Mr. Colinares will provide engineering support as well as direct sales of MMFX2 corrosion-resistant and high-strength concrete reinforcing steel products.
Ryerson Names Edward J. Lehner as CFO
02 July 2012 - Ryerson, a leading processor and distributor of metals in North America, announced the appointment of Edward J. Lehner to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1 August 2012.
Oates of Universal Stainless Wins 2012 E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award
29 June 2012 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:USAP) announced that Dennis M. Oates, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, has received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® 2012 Award.
U. S. Steel Names Christian Korn Vice President-Commercial, Europe
29 June 2012 - United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) announced today that Christian Korn has been named vice president – commercial, Europe.
Salzgitter Appoints New Board Members
27 June 2012 - Dirk Schulte was appointed the new Industrial Relations Director of the Salzgitter steel companies and Stephan Lemgen will take over as Peiner Träger GmbH's new Managing Director Technology.
Optima Specialty Steel Appoints Industry Veteran John Goodish to Board of Directors
25 June 2012 - Optima Specialty Steel, Inc., one of North America’s leading independent manufacturers of high quality cold drawn seamless tubes and cold finished steel bars, announced that it has appointed John H. Goodish as an independent director of the company, effective 5 June 2012.
Mechel Reports New Management Appointments
13 June 2012 - Mechel OAO has appointed Sergei Zhilyakov as the CEO of Mechel Ferroalloys Management OOO. The predecessor at this post, Gennady Ovchinnikov, was appointed CEO of Donetsk Electrometallurgical Plant, also part of Mechel.
Sandvik R&D Head Appointed Visiting Professor at Shanghai University
07 June 2012 - Olle Wijk, executive vice president and head of R&D for Sandvik Materials Technology, also chairman of Sandvik AB's R&D board, was appointed visiting professor at Shanghai University.
Stockholders Re-Elect Seven Incumbents to TMS International Corp. Board of Directors
06 June 2012 - The stockholders of TMS International Corp., the parent company of Tube City IMS Corp., re-elected seven incumbents to the company's Board of Directors at its annual stockholder meeting today in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sandvik Engineers Awarded 2012 Wilhelm Haglund Medal
29 May 2012 - Three engineers from Sandvik Materials Technology—Bertil Waldén, Ivan Machacek, and Lars Östlund—were awarded the 2012 Wilhelm Haglund Medal recognizing their contributions in the development of umbilical tubes in advanced stainless steel.
New Officers Elected During ISSF-16 in Beijing
22 May 2012 - The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) elected new office bearers during the organization’s 16th Annual Conference (ISSF-16) recently held in Beijing, China. Joon-Sik Kim, Senior Executive Vice President and Head of the Stainless Steel Business Division of Posco, was elected Chairman of ISSF for a one-year term.
Berry Metal Announces New Product and Engineering Managers
11 March 2012 - Berry Metal Co. has recently hired Dale Straughen as its product manager-BOF/EAF steelmaking and Mike Bahorich as engineering manager.
Allegheny Technologies Elects New Director
12 December 2011 - Allegheny Technologies announced the election of John R. Pipski to the company’s Board of Directors, where he will serve on ATI’s Audit Committee and the Technology Committee.
Berry Metal Names Vice President, Sales and Marketing
18 October 2011 - Berry Metal Co. announced the addition of John J. Mroz as vice president, sales and marketing.
World Steel Association Elects New Officers, Welcomes New Members
14 October 2011 - The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association announced the election of new officers for 2011/2012, and also welcomed four companies as new Associate Members of worldsteel.
General Steel CEO Named Vice President of China Chamber of Metallurgical Industry
22 April 2009 - General Steel Holdings Chairman and CEO Henry Yu will serve as Vice President of the China Chamber of Metallurgical Industry.
General Steel CEO Named Vice President of China Chamber of Metallurgical Industry
22 April 2009 - General Steel Holdings Chairman and CEO Henry Yu will serve as Vice President of the China Chamber of Metallurgical Industry.
Allegheny Technologies Elects New Director
04 November 2008 - Allegheny Technologies announces the election of a new director, increasing the number of directors on its Board of Directors to nine.
Kentucky Electric Steel Reaches Labor Accord
06 May 2008 - United Steelworkers Local 7054 and Kentucky Electric Steel reach agreement on a new five-year labor contract.
Nippon Steel Names New President
18 January 2008 - Nippon Steel announces that Vice President Shoji Muneoka, 61, will become President of the corporation on April 1.
