Surma Elected Chairman of AISI
11/22/2011 - The American Iron and Steel Institute Board of Directors has elected U. S. Steel Chairman and CEO John P. Surma as the Chairman of AISI, replacing Nucor Chairman and CEO Daniel R. DiMicco, who served as the Institute’s Chairman for the past 18 months.
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Board of Directors elected U. S. Steel Chairman and CEO John P. Surma as the Chairman of AISI during the Institute’s November 10 Board of Directors meeting.
Surma succeeds Nucor Corp. Chairman and CEO Daniel R. DiMicco, who served as the Institute’s Chairman for the past 18 months. Surma previously served as AISI Chairman from 2005 to 2006.
“We look forward to John’s leadership of the Institute at a time when our industry is advocating on a number of highly significant policy issues that impact the steel industry,” commented AISI President and CEO Thomas Gibson. “John brings to this role the skill and passion that will be necessary to advance the industry’s pro-manufacturing policy agenda, which includes minimizing burdensome regulations and taxes, investing in transportation and other infrastructure, aggressively enforcing existing trade laws and promoting the development of domestic energy with particular emphasis on our nation’s abundant shale natural resources.
“John’s demonstrated commitment to domestic manufacturing and steelmaking will serve as a rallying force at a time when our industry needs it the most,” added Gibson.
“We greatly appreciate Dan’s dedicated service to AISI and his help guiding us during a very challenging period,” continued Gibson.
As AISI’s immediate past chairman, DiMicco will now serve as a Vice Chairman of the Institute. The Board also elected two additional AISI Vice Chairmen: Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Joseph A. Carrabba and Ternium Mexico Vice President Regulo Salinas.
During the meeting, the Board also elected three new AISI Directors: Guilherme Johannpeter, President, Gerdau Long Steel North America; Michael G. Rippey, President and CEO, ArcelorMittal USA; and Charles Schmitt, President, SSAB Americas.
John Surma has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of United States Steel Corp. since February 2006. Prior to that, he was named Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of United States Steel Corp on January 1, 2002; President in March 2003; and President and Chief Operating Officer in June 2003.
Surma previously has served as Chairman of AISI as well as Vice Chairman and as a member of the Board of Directors. He is a member of the Board of Directors of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and Marathon Petroleum Corp. He was appointed by President Barack Obama to the President’s Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations and currently serves as Vice Chairman. He serves as Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the World Steel Association and previously held the titles of Chairman and Vice Chairman. Surma also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Safety Council and is a current member of both the National Petroleum Council and The Business Council.
Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and serves as the organization’s current chairman; Vice Chairman of Penn State University’s Board of Trustees and a member of its Smeal College of Business’ Board of Visitors; and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Allegheny County (Pa.) Parks Foundation. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting.
AISI serves as the voice of the North American steel industry in the public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the preferred material of choice. AISI also plays a lead role in the development and application of new steels and steelmaking technology. The Institute comprises 25 member companies, including integrated and electric furnace steelmakers, and 120 associate and affiliate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry.
