Schupan names vice president of market development

Toby Alexander most recently served as a senior metal trader with Commonwealth Rolled Products.

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Schupan & Sons, headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, has appointed Toby Alexander to the newly formed position of vice president of market development, effective immediately. 

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Alexander will use his 25 years of experience in the aluminum industry to help connect the commercial activity of Schupan’s various business units with the best potential markets and work with third-party value-added processors to ensure metal flows through the supply chain efficiently and profitably, according to the company. He will report to Schupan Materials Trading President Andy McKee. 

Alexander most recently served as senior metal trader with Commonwealth Rolled Products in Lewisport, Kentucky, for 15 years. 

“Any time you can add a team member of Toby’s quality, you consider yourself fortunate,” McKee says. “Toby’s experience, reputation in the industry and quality of character will be a great fit for what we are doing at Schupan.” 

Schupan is a third-generation, family-owned metals and plastics business specializing in industrial and electronics recycling, asset management, fabrication and distribution, beverage container processing, sustainability service, and materials trading with fifteen facilities throughout Michigan, Ohio, Iowa and Indiana. The company was incorporated in 1968 by Nelson L. Schupan.