The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) yesterday elected the following new officers for 2017/2018 at the worldsteel General Assembly in Brussels. The new officers are elected for a one-year period:
The Board of Directors also elected the 2017/18 Executive Committee:
Wolfgang EDER, voestalpine AG
John FERRIOLA, Nucor Corporation
Heinrich HIESINGER, thyssenkrupp AG
Sajjan JINDAL, JSW Steel Limited
André JOHANNPETER, Gerdau S.A.
Koji KAKIGI, JFE Steel Corporation
Ohjoon KWON, POSCO
MA Guoqiang, China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited
Lakshmi MITTAL, ArcelorMittal
Alexey MORDASHOV, Severstal (PAO)
Thachat Viswanath NARENDRAN, Tata Steel Limited
Roger NEWPORT, AK Steel Corporation
Paolo ROCCA, Techint Group
Kosei SHINDO, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
YU Yong, HBIS Group Co., Ltd.
and
Edwin BASSON, World Steel Association
The Board of Directors also welcomed the following companies as new members of worldsteel:
Regular members (steel companies producing more than 2 million short tons (1.8 metric tonnes) per annum):
Associate members (steel companies producing less than 2 million short tons (1.8 metric tonnes) per annum):
Affiliate members (steel-related associations)
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Notes to Editors:
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world. worldsteel members represent approximately 85% of the world's steel production, including over 160 steel producers with 9 of the 10 largest steel companies, national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes.