Personnel
Promotions and appointments of people working in the iron and steel industry.
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SDI Changes Up Senior Leadership Team
15 January 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) is shifting its senior leadership, creating two new positions that will help support its planned US$1.7 billion sheet mill in the southwestern U.S. and moving two other executives.
Ellwood Group Elects New Chief Executive
10 January 2019 - After serving 35 years at the helm of Pennsylvania-based ingot and forgings maker Ellwood Group Inc. and its predecessor, David Evans Barensfeld has retired, and the family-owned company has named chief operating officer Bentraum D. Huffman as his successor.
Nippon Steel Names New President
10 January 2019 - Japan’s Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. has tapped executive vice president Eiji Hashimoto to lead the company come this spring.
SSWI Appoints New General Manager at Niagara LaSalle Plant
19 December 2018 - Specialty Steel Works Inc. (SSWI) has named an industry veteran to lead its Niagara LaSalle cold-finished bar plant in Hammond, Ind., USA, the company said on Wednesday.
Here's Who Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp Have Named to Lead Their European Joint Venture
17 December 2018 - Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp have assembled the senior leadership team for their planned European joint venture, naming a thyssenkrupp executive to oversee an entity that will be Europe’s second-largest steelmaker.
Cleveland-Cliffs Appoints New COO
12 December 2018 - Iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has named executive vice president Clifford T. Smith as chief operating officer, the company has announced.
SMA Presents Awards for Safety, Environmental Stewardship and Community Involvement
08 October 2018 - The Steel Manufacturers Association has recognized a Steel Dynamics Inc. employee for his on-going efforts to improve the industry’s safety.
Olympic Steel Names New CEO
04 October 2018 - Ohio-based service center Olympic Steel Inc. is promoting chief financial officer Richard T. “Rick” Marabito to the chief executive role.
Metals Executive to Lead SSAB Special Steel Division
27 September 2018 - SSAB has named a new director for its special steel unit, hiring away the chief executive of tool steelmaker Uddeholm AB.
Two U. S. Steel Executives Assigned New Posts
05 September 2018 - Two United States Steel Corporation executives will swap responsibilities in an effort to broaden their horizons, chief executive David Burritt has announced.
Motion Industries CEO Remembered as a Friend and Inspiration
22 August 2018 - Industrial replacement parts distributor Motion Industries Inc. is mourning the loss of president and chief executive Tim Breen, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 58.
Electric Metal Makers Guild Names New Officers
22 August 2018 - The Electric Metal Makers Guild has named its 2018-2019 slate of officers, appointing Jonathan Ridgeway of CMC Steel Alabama in Birmingham as president.
thyssenkrupp CEO Tenders Resignation
05 July 2018 - Just days after signing an agreement that will combine the European steelmaking operations of India’s Tata Steel and Germany’s thyssenkrupp, thyssenkrupp chief executive Heinrich Hiesinger has asked to step down.
voestalpine Announces 2019 Leadership Change
06 June 2018 - voestalpine chief executive Wolfgang Eder plans to step aside next summer and is to be succeeded by a veteran of the company’s steel and metal forming divisions, the Austrian steelmaker has announced.
ArcelorMittal North America Executive Announces July Retirement
29 May 2018 - ArcelorMittal North America chief executive Robrecht Himpe will retire this summer, concluding a 37-year career with the company and a predecessor.
Former Gerdau Manager to Lead Revived South Carolina Mill
21 May 2018 - Liberty Steel USA, which is preparing to restart its recently acquired wire rod mill in Georgetown, S.C., has hired a new general manager to oversee the facility.
Big River CCO Steps Aside
18 May 2018 - Big River Steel chief commercial officer Mark Bula is leaving the company to pursue new entrepreneurial opportunities, the steelmaker has announced.
Metallurgical Engineer Joins Stelco Board
03 May 2018 - A leading Canadian metallurgical engineer and the former U.S. Treasury Secretary have joined Stelco Inc.’s board of directors.
AK Steel Executive Elected as AISI Chairman
03 May 2018 - AK Steel Corp. chief executive Roger Newport has been named chairman of the American Iron and Steel Institute, the trade association has announced.
Gerdau Promotes Executive as Head of North American Division
24 April 2018 - Gerdau SA has tapped an executive in its North American long products business to lead the division.
