Severstal North America has appointed Ms. Olga G. Filatova Vice President, Human Resources, Severstal North America, effective 15 November 2012. Filatova replaces Mr. Melvin Baggett, who is retiring after 36 years of service with the company.

Filatova joins Severstal North America’s executive team from OAO Severstal, SNA’s Moscow-based parent company and one of the world’s largest steel and mining conglomerates. At OAO Severstal, Filatova was Talent Director, responsible for recruitment, training, performance and succession management. Previously, she worked in various talent management roles at Yukos, an oil company, and Mars, a food manufacturer. Filatova holds a Master of Strategic and Corporate Governance degree from Moscow’s Higher School of Economics, as well as an Executive MBA degree from the Stockholm School of Economics.

Sergei Kuznetsov, CEO, Severstal North America, commented, "Olga Filatova is highly qualified to lead Severstal North America’s human resources efforts in personnel development and retention, attraction of the best talent and implementation of strategic HR initiatives to meet our business objectives of growth, continuous improvement and culture change management. She brings unique international perspective to this important role and will build on our success in establishing one of the most talented and diverse workforces in the industry." Kuznetsov continued, "We also wish Mel every success, as he begins his next chapter in life and thank him for the immense contributions to building our HR organization and forming the foundation for a great relationship with the UAW at Severstal Dearborn."