Sunoco’s Fritz Henderson to Address Attendees at AISTech 2011
03/08/2011 - Frederick ‘Fritz’ Henderson, Senior Vice President of Sunoco Inc. will be the keynote speaker at the AIST President’s Award Breakfast on Tuesday, May 3 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
Frederick “Fritz” Henderson, Senior Vice President of Sunoco Inc. will be the keynote speaker at the AIST President’s Award Breakfast on Tuesday, May 3 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
In his current position, Frederick "Fritz" Henderson is helping to prepare for the previously announced separation of SunCoke Energy from Sunoco. Henderson, the former President and CEO of General Motors, will become Chairman and CEO of SunCoke upon completion of the separation, reporting to the new company board. He will play a key role in the separation, as well as lead SunCoke's pursuit of global growth opportunities.
Henderson joined General Motors in 1984, and became Group Vice President of Finance for GMAC in 1991. He later worked within GM's global component operations before being appointed GM Vice President and Managing Director of GM do Brasil in 1997. In 2000, he was appointed Group Vice President and President of GM-LAAM (Latin America, Africa and Middle East) before becoming President of GM Asia Pacific in 2002, where he was successful in expanding operations in Korea and China. In 2004, Henderson was appointed Chairman of GM Europe, later becoming GM's Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer (2006), then President and Chief Operating Officer before being appointed President and CEO in 2009. Henderson earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. He also serves as trustee of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
The President’s Award Breakfast is one of the signature events of AISTech 2011, North America’s largest gathering of steel industry personnel. AISTech 2011 will be held 2–5 May at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, and will offer a program with hundreds of technical presentations, an expansive exposition, multiple plant tours, a unique town hall and keynote presentations by today’s business leaders.
The Technology Conference will showcase more than 400 presentations on all aspects of crude iron and steel manufacturing technology. Highlights of the program include the latest environmental technologies throughout the iron and steelmaking process; advancements in rolling and coating technologies, energy conservation, distribution and efficient utilization; safe work practices and procedures for projects, production and maintenance; improving the reliability of equipment and processes; techniques for the project manager; cutting-edge research and advancements in the processing, product development and application of steel; the latest in automation and control systems; and discussions on efficient material movement both within the facility and to the customer.
The Exposition will feature more than 375 domestic and international companies for an unrivaled display of global steel technology.
For more information or to order your tickets for the President’s Award Breakfast, call +1.724.814.3000, ext. 1 or visit AISTech.org. Advance single tickets are US$40 and tables of 10 are available at US$350. Tickets may be ordered when registering for the conference.
AIST is an international technical association of more than 14,400 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.
