World Steel Association elects new officers

The World Steel Association’s (Worldsteel) board of directors has announced the election of new officers. The election results were announced during Worldsteel’s 50th Annual Conference in Dubai.

The new officers, elected for one-year terms, are the following:

• Chairman: John Ferriola, Nucor Corp.

• Vice Chairman: Kosei Shindo, Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp.

• Vice Chairman: Dr Wolfgang EDER, Voestalpine AG

• Treasurer: Eiji Hayashida, JFE Holdings Inc.

In announcing the election, Edwin Basson, Worldsteel’s director general, said, “I am delighted that John Ferriola has taken up the position of chairman. He has made invaluable contributions to Worldsteel in the past, not only as vice chairman, but also as a member of the executive committee and chairman of the Education and Training Committee.

“I am pleased that we will continue to benefit from the expertise of both Dr Wolfgang Eder, who becomes vice chairman, and Eiji Hayashida, who continues in his role as treasurer. I warmly welcome Kosei Shindo as vice chairman and of course I warmly welcome the new members of our association,” Basson said.

In addition to the four new officers, Worldsteel’s board also elected the following to its executive committee:

Heinrich Hiesinger, Thyssenkrupp

Sajjan Jindal, JSW Steel Ltd.

André Gerdau Johannpeter, Gerdau S.A.

Oh-Joon Kwon, Posco

Mario Longhi, U.S. Steel Corp.

Lakshmi MIittal, ArcelorMittal

Alexey Mordashov, Severstal JSC

Paolo Rocca, Techint Group

Xu Lejiang, Baosteel Group

Yu Yong, Hesteel Group Co. Ltd.

Edwin Basson, Worldsteel

The board also announced the following new members of Worldsteel: Baotou Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., British Steel, CITIC Pacific Special Steel Holdings, TsingShan Iron and Steel Group, The Rani Re-Rolling Mills Ltd., Association of Enterprises, Australian Steel Institute (ASI), Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC-ICCA) and the FEhS Institute for Constructions Materials Research.