William P. Breedlove Appointed AIST President for 2010–2011
05/11/2010 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology announced the appointment of William P. Breedlove as the Association’s President for 2010–2011 last week during AISTech 2010, the organization’s annual conference and exposition.
The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) announced the appointment of William P. Breedlove, Vice President, Business Development and Engineering for Harsco Metals Americas, as the Association’s President for 2010–2011. He succeeds Past President Anthony R. Bridge, Vice President — Engineering and Technology, United States Steel Corp.
AIST announced its new President as well as its new executive committee and board of directors during AISTech 2010, the organization’s annual conference and exposition, which was held May 3–6, 2010, in Pittsburgh. Also appointed as officers were:
- First Vice President — R. Joseph Stratman, Executive Vice President, Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C.
- Second Vice President — Kent D. Peaslee, F. Kenneth Iverson Steelmaking Chair, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, Mo.
- Past President — Anthony R. Bridge, Vice President — Engineering and Technology, United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Officer-at-Large — Terry G. Fedor II, General Manager, ArcelorMittal Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
- Officer-at-Large — Glenn A. Pushis, Vice president and general manager flat rolled division, Steel Dynamics Inc., Butler, Ind.
- Officer-at-Large — Michael D. Garcia, Senior Vice President— Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Evraz Inc. NA, Portland, Ore.
- Treasurer — Theodore F. Lyon, Managing Director, Hatch Associates Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Secretary — Ronald E. Ashburn, Executive Director, AIST, Warrendale, Pa.
AIST board members include
- Ricardo A. Anawate, Vice President and General Manager, Gerdau Ameristeel Beaumont, Beaumont, Texas
- James M. Baur, Senior Research Engineer, AK Steel Corp., Middletown, Ohio
- Michael F. Bigowsky, Vice President, Globex Corp., Canfield, Ohio
- Robert Buchanan, President, The Cline Co., Taylors, S.C.
- Larry A. Dalke, Rolling Mill Manager, Nucor Steel Seattle Inc., Seattle, Wash.
- James A. Dunn, Manager, Hot Rolling Maintenance, ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc., Hamilton, Ont., Canada;
- James O. Finley III, BOF Day Supervisor, Arcelor Mittal Indiana Harbor, East Chicago, Ind.
- Peter Harschnitz, Manager, Mechanical Engineering, ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc., Hamilton, Ont., Canada;
- Frank Jere, Business Unit Manager, Byproducts, DTE Energy Services, Saline, Mich.
- Chad McClimans, Safety and Security Manager, V&M Star, Youngstown, Ohio
- Matthew J. Merwin, Research Consultant, U. S. Steel Corp., Munhall, Pa.
- Michael P. Olson, Roll Shop Planner, California Steel Industries Inc., Fontana, Calif.
- Richard Rhamey, Engineering Manager, ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc., Hamilton, Ont., Canada
- Veena Sahajwalla, Scientia Professor, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Randy C. Skagen, Vice President and General Manager, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc., Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- Donald R. Spencer, CTL/Shipping Supervisor, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc., Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- Darrell E. Sturgill, General Manager, Technical Sales, Stollberg Inc., Niagara Falls, N.Y.
- Gary M. Urso, Partner, TDI Group LLC, Sewickley, Pa., USA.
With an attendance of more than 6000 people, AISTech 2010 was one of the largest gatherings of industry personnel in the world this year. The four-day event featured more than 390 technical presentations in the conference program as well as exhibits by 431 domestic and international companies.
AIST is an international technical association of more than 13,800 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.
