The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) board of directors has chosen Jerry Simms of Atlas Metals and Iron Corp., Denver, as its new chair. He will serve through April 2014. Simms replaces John Sacco of Sierra Recycling and Demolition Inc., Bakersfield, Calif. The elections were held during ISRI’s Annual Convention in Las Vegas, April 15-19, 2012.
Simms says, “I am honored to serve this association as our board chair, and I look forward to building on the work that John (Sacco) and other past chairs have done on behalf of the association and the industry. While our foundation is strong and our momentum is building, we continue to face challenges that threaten our industry. I pledge to remain vigilant in protecting the scrap recycling industry and preserving our ability to create jobs, grow the economy and safeguard the environment.”
Douglas Kramer of Kramer Metals Inc., Los Angeles, is the newly elected chair-elect; Mark Lewon of Utah Metal Works Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, will serve as the vice-chair, and Brian Shine of Manitoba Corp., Lancaster, N.Y., will join ISRI’s board as secretary-treasurer.
“I’d like to be the first to congratulate Jerry and his fellow executive committee members on their elections and the commitment and hard work that they have already shown, and I wish them luck moving forward as we continue to work on behalf of our industry,” Sacco says.