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:
- Chairman: Kosei SHINDO, Representative Director & President, Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation
- Vice Chairman: John FERRIOLA, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Nucor Corporation
- Vice Chairman: Ohjoon KWON, CEO, POSCO
- Treasurer: Sajjan JINDAL, Chairman and Managing Director, JSW Steel Limited
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):
- China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited, represented by MA Guoqiang
- Essar Steel Algoma d.b.a ALGOMA, represented by Kalyan GHOSH
- Liberty OneSteel (formerly Arrium Limited), represented by Sanjeev GUPTA
- Toscelik Profil Ve Sac Endustrisi A.Ş., represented by Fuat TOSYALI
Associate members (steel companies producing less than 2 million short tons (1.8 metric tonnes) per annum):
- Abul Khair Steel Group, represented by Imran MOMIN
- Bahru Stainless Sdn Bhd, represented by Oswald WOLFE
- PT Gunung Raja Paksi, represented by Tony TANIWAN
Affiliate members (steel-related associations)
- A3M: Alliance de Minérais, Minéraux, et Métaux, represented by Claire de LANGERON
- Materials Processing Institute, represented by Chris McDONALD
- World Refractories Association (WRA), represented by Simona VACKEOVA
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.