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worldsteel Selects New Director General
01/21/2011 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announces the appointment of Edwin Basson as its newest Director General. He will succeed Ian Christmas on August 1, 2011 subject to the formal approval of the worldsteel Board in April.
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announces the appointment of Edwin Basson as its newest Director General.
Subject to the formal approval of the worldsteel Board in April, Basson will succeed Ian Christmas as Director General on August 1, 2011.
Basson (50) is currently Vice President, Commercial Co-ordination, Marketing and Trade Policy for ArcelorMittal. Originally serving as an economics lecturer, he later served a few years in the banking industry before joining the steel industry in 1994 as Chief Economist at Iscor Ltd. By 1996 Basson had become a General Manager for the company, looking after coated steel products, and then later flat steel products. He joined Mittal Steel (now ArcelorMittal) in 2004.
A South African national, Edwin received his PhD in economics from Pretoria University.
"We are delighted to welcome Edwin,” said worldsteel Chairman Hajime Bada. “He has excellent knowledge of the steel industry and of the strategic issues facing us globally. He is already well known to us all from his involvement as a former Chairman of the worldsteel Economics Committee and as ArcelorMittal’s representative on the Living Steel Consortium".
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world. worldsteel represents approximately 170 steel producers (including 19 of the world's 20 largest steel companies), national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. worldsteel members produce around 85% of the world's steel.
