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Optima Specialty Steel Names Chief Administrative Officer

Optima Specialty Steel, Inc., an independent North American manufacturer of specialty steel products including cold drawn seamless tubes, cold finished steel bars and hot rolled steel bars, announced that it has appointed David A. Pryzbylski as chief administrative officer, effective 15 April 2013. In this role, Mr. Pryzbylski will be responsible for overseeing the company’s government, labor and investor relations initiatives.
“Having worked closely with members of our Board and senior management team over the past few years, David possesses extensive knowledge of our business and we look forward to leveraging his managerial and operational expertise to achieve our strategic initiatives.”
“As a 35 year industry veteran, David is a highly accomplished professional whose skills and impressive track record of success will benefit our organization,” said Mordechai Korf, chairman and chief executive officer of Optima. “Having worked closely with members of our Board and senior management team over the past few years, David possesses extensive knowledge of our business and we look forward to leveraging his managerial and operational expertise to achieve our strategic initiatives.”
Mr. Pryzbylski began his career in 1979 with United States Steel Corporation. After 15 years, he went on to serve in various senior management positions at National Steel Corporation, Beta Steel Corp and Severstal Wheeling Inc. (formerly Esmark). Mr. Pryzbylski holds a Bachelor Degree in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh and a Juris Doctorate degree from Temple University School of Law. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, active in veteran’s affairs, and served two tours of duty in Vietnam as a member of the U.S. Army.

Optima Specialty Steel, Inc
., headquartered in Miami, Fla., is one of North America's leading independent manufacturers of specialty steel products including cold drawn seamless tubes, cold finished steel bars and hot rolled steel bars. As a steel processing specialist, the organization 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 three wholly-owned subsidiaries: South Lyon, Mich.-based Michigan Seamless Tube, LLC; Hammond, Ind.-based Niagara LaSalle Corporation; and Ashland, Ky.-based Kentucky Electric Steel.