He succeeds past president, Terry G. Fedor II, executive vice president –  U.S. Iron Ore Operations, Cliffs Natural Resources, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

AIST announced its new executive committee and board of directors during AISTech 2014, the organization's annual conference and exposition, which was held 5–8 May 2014 in Indianapolis, Ind., USA.

Also appointed as officers were:

• First Vice President: George J. Koenig, president, Berry Metal Co., Harmony, Pa., USA
• Second Vice President: Anton Lukac, vice president, U.S. Flat Rolled Operations, United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA
• Past President: Terry G. Fedor II, executive vice president, U.S. Iron Ore Operations, Cliffs Natural Resources, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
• Officer at Large: Wendell L. Carter, vice president and general manager, ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor, East Chicago, Ind., USA
• Officer at Large: Randy C. Skagen, vice president and general manager, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc., Tuscaloosa, Ala., USA
• Officer at Large: Ronald J. O'Malley, F. Kenneth Iverson Chair, professor and director of the Peaslee Steel Manufacturing Research Center, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, Mo., USA
• Officer at Large: Steven J. Henderson, vice president, east region, CMC Americas, Cayce, S.C., USA
• Treasurer: William C. King, assistant corporate controller, United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA
• Secretary: Ronald E. Ashburn, executive director, Association for Iron & Steel Technology, Warrendale, Pa., USA

AIST board members include William R. Allan, principal, ENVIRON, Mississauga, Ont., Canada; Robert H. Carlin, general manager – assests, DTE Energy Services, River Rouge, Mich., USA; Amy J. Clarke, research & development scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, N.M., USA; Thomas G. Euson, vice president, 3S Inc., Harrison, Ohio, USA; Barry C. Felton, senior project manager, engineering, ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, Burns Harbor, Ind., USA; Frederick T. Harnack (AIST Foundation president), general manager, environmental affairs, United States Steel Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA; James J. Hendrickson, division manager, process automation, ArcelorMittal USA, Burns Harbor, Ind., USA; Lauren D. Keating, engineering site manager, U. S. Steel–Mon Valley Works, Braddock, Pa., USA; Kalyan K. Khan, senior research consultant, United States Steel Research & Technology Center, Munhall, Pa., USA; Michael A. Kinney, category manager, CMC Steel South Carolina, Cayce, S.C., USA; Kamalesh Mandal, senior metallurgist, technical resource coordinator, Severstal Columbus, Columbus, Miss., USA; Sammy A. Matson, technical energy manager, CMC Americas, Seguin, Texas, USA; Mike D. Morson, technology improvement coach, ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc., Hamilton, Ont., Canada; Colleen M. Reeves, chief operating officer, Corrosion Fluid Products, Grand Rapids, Mich., USA; Otavio M. Sanabio, owner and director, O&S Consultoria e Servicos Ltds., Nova Lima, MG, Brazil; Richard H. Smith, principal metallurgist, research & development, Carpenter Technology Corp., Reading, Pa., USA; Michael A. Urbassik, advanced technology engineer, Electric Controller & Manufacturing Co. LLC, Fairfield Twp., Ohio, USA; John T. Wilson, district account manager, Minteq International Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Robert H. Woods, senior fire and safety engineer, California Steel Industries Inc., Fontana, Calif., USA.

AISTech 2014 was one of the largest gatherings of industry personnel in the world this year, with nearly 7,000 people attending. The four-day conference program encompassed nearly 500 technical presentations, and exhibits by more than 500 domestic and international companies.

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AIST is an international technical association of more than 16,500 professional and student members, representing iron and steel producers, their allied suppliers and related academia. The association is dedicated to advancing the technical development, production, processing and application of iron and steel.