Optima Specialty Steel Appoints Industry Veteran John Goodish to Board of Directors
06/25/2012 - 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.
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. Mr. Goodish brings extensive financial and managerial expertise to Optima’s board, including considerable operational experience gained through a series of important positions held during his 40-year tenure at United States Steel Corporation.
“We are pleased to have someone of John’s caliber join our Board of Directors,” said Kevin Stevick, CEO of Optima Specialty Steel. “John is an experienced professional with a long history of success in the steel industry. We are confident he possesses the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to help best position Optima for future growth and profitability.”
“I am excited to join the Board of Optima Specialty Steel and look forward to contributing to the Company’s strategy and growth going forward,” said Mr. Goodish. “As a steel processing specialist, Optima is poised to capitalize on the strong global demand for highly engineered steel products. My focus will be on working closely with the management team and the rest of the Board members to oversee the Company’s strategic growth initiatives so that it will continue to capture market share.”
Mr. Goodish, 63, is a steel industry veteran, joining U. S. Steel in 1970. Before retiring from the company in December 2010, Mr. Goodish served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer where he was responsible for overseeing all of U.S. Steel’s operating facilities and helping the enterprise grow its operations in North America and Central Europe. While at U.S. Steel, Mr. Goodish spent 17 years advancing through positions in the audit, accounting and finance areas of the company. He then spent 23 years serving in a variety of key operations roles at facilities across the company. In 2000, Mr. Goodish relocated to Slovakia to lead U. S. Steel Kosice, the company's first Central European steelmaking operation. Upon his return to the United States in 2003, Mr. Goodish was elected Executive Vice President of International and Diversified Businesses. He assumed the position he retired with in 2005. Mr. Goodish holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Waynesburg College.
Optima Specialty Steel, Inc., headquartered in Miami, Fla., is one of North America’s leading independent manufacturers of high quality cold drawn seamless tubes and cold finished steel bars. As a steel processing specialist, the company leverages its technical expertise, skilled workforce and sophisticated equipment to produce highly engineered products including pressure-carbon, pressure-alloy, mechanical-carbon and mechanical-alloy tubing and specialty bars that meet its clients’ exact order specifications. Optima Specialty Steel is operated by its two wholly-owned subsidiaries: South Lyon, Mich.-based Michigan Seamless Tube, LLC and Hammond, Ind.-based Niagara LaSalle Corporation.
