Steel News

Midrex Appoints Chief Operating Officer

13 February 2020 - DRI plant builder Midrex Technologies has promoted vice president of sales and marketing KC Woody to chief operating officer, the company announced Thursday.

Outokumpu CEO to Step Down

12 February 2020 - Outokumpu president and chief executive officer Roeland Baan is stepping down to lead another company outside of Finland, Outokumpu has said.

thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Names New Executive Board Chairman

12 February 2020 - thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG will have a new chairman of the executive board in March, the company has announced.

PSI Metals Forms New Management Team

06 February 2020 - Metals production management software developer PSI Metals has elevated two executives as longtime manager Sven Busch steps down.

Bruce Shields, AIST 71-Year Life Member, Passes Away

05 February 2020 - Bruce M. Shields, a longtime U. S. Steel metallurgist and an AIST Life Member who held one of this organization’s longest active memberships, has passed away.

Longtime Allied Mineral Products Leader Sets March Retirement

28 January 2020 - Allied Mineral Products chairman emeritus Jon K. Tabor will retire this spring after 50 years of service to the company, the company has announced.

Alan Kestenbaum Back as Stelco CEO

27 January 2020 - Stelco Inc. chief executive officer David Cheney will step down next month and Stelco executive chairman Alan Kestenbaum will return to the role, the company said Monday.

Woodings/Munroe Name New Vice President

14 January 2020 - Steel industry equipment suppliers Woodings Industrial Corp. and Munroe Inc. have tapped Bob Vinson to serve as vice president of manufacturing, the affiliated companies announced.

Specialty Steel Works Inc. Announces New CEO

13 January 2020 - Indiana-based steel processor Specialty Steel Works Inc. is under new management as president and chief operating officer Michael Salamon has been named chief executive, the company announced Monday.

A. M. Castle & Co. Names New Chief Executive

07 January 2020 - Metals distributor A. M. Castle & Co. has promoted president Marec Edgar to chief executive officer, and board member Mike Sheehan to board chairman, the company announced on Tuesday.

Olympic Steel’s Chicago Tube and Iron Under New Leadership

03 January 2020 - Metals service center Olympic Steel has promoted William Zielinski to president of its Chicago Tube and Iron (CTI) subsidiary, the company announced on Thursday.

Olympic Steel Promotes COO to President

23 December 2019 - Ohio-based service center Olympic Steel Inc. has named chief operating officer Andrew S. Greiff as president, the company said Monday.

Nucor Names New Board Chairman

13 December 2019 - Nucor Corp.’s board of directors has named metals executive and lead director John H. Walker as non-executive chairman and has elected incoming chief executive Leon J. Topalian as a director.

thyssenkrupp Shakes Up Executive Board With New Appointments

09 December 2019 - In a press release last week, thysskenkrupp Materials Services announced two significant changes to its executive board.

Liberty Steel Announces Two Senior Appointments in Its European Business Unit

09 December 2019 - Pascal Genest was appointed chief executive of Liberty Ostrava, part of GFG Alliance’s Liberty Steel Continental Europe, the company has announced.

Gerdau Appoints Company Veteran to Lead Special Steel North America

17 October 2019 - Rodrigo Belloc, a longtime Gerdau manager and executive, has been promoted as president of the Brazilian steelmaker’s North American special steel division, the company has announced.

TimkenSteel CEO Steps Down, Interim CEO Named

10 October 2019 - Ward J. “Tim” Timken Jr. has left his role as chief executive officer and chairman of the board of TimkenSteel, the company announced Wednesday.

Former U. S. Steel CEO, David Roderick, Passes

09 October 2019 - David Roderick, 95, passed away in his home on 5 October 2019.

U. S. Steel Shakes Up Leadership Team

09 October 2019 - United States Steel Corporation has announced changes to its organizational structure to better meet strategic goals, the company has announced.

Tata Steel Executive Anand Sen Retires

03 October 2019 - Anand Sen, president, TQM & Steel Business for Tata Steel, retired on Monday, concluding a 38-year career with the steelmaker.