São Paulo, 07 October 2013 – The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) has elected the following new officers for 2013/2014:
Chairman: Joon-Yang Chung, Chairman and CEO, POSCO
Vice Chairmen: Alexey Mordashov, CEO, Severstal JSC
Wolfgang Eder, Chairman and CEO, voestalpine AG
Treasurer: Eiji Hayashida, President and CEO, JFE Steel Corporation
The new Chairman takes office from Wednesday 9th October, 2013. The new officers are elected for one year, until October 2014. The Board of Directors met on the first day of worldsteel’s 47th Annual Conference in São Paulo, Brazil.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, the Director General of the World Steel Association, Edwin Basson thanked Alexey Mordashov, Chairman for 2012/2013, for his leadership and active engagement over the past year. Edwin Basson said: “We welcome Joon-Yang Chung as the new Chairman, Alexey Mordashov and Wolfgang Eder as Vice Chairmen and Eiji Hayashida as Treasurer. We are also delighted to welcome our new members on board.”
“We would like to take this opportunity to thank John Surma, U. S. Steel Chairman who is retiring as Treasurer of worldsteel for his contribution to the global steel industry. He was the Chairman of the association in 2006/2007. He has served as member of worldsteel’s Executive Committee since 2004 and as Treasurer since 2009. John Surma has been a tireless and dedicated steel champion around the world. We wish him well for the future”.
The Board of Directors also elected the 2013/14 Executive Committee:
Joon-Yang Chung, POSCO
Wolfgang Eder, voestalpine AG
John Ferriola, Nucor Corporation
Eiji Hayashida, JFE Steel Corporation
Heinrich Hiesinger, ThyssenKrupp AG
Sajjan Jindal, JSW Steel Ltd
André Gerdau Johannpeter, Gerdau SA
Mario Longhi, United States Steel Corporation
Lakshmi Mittal, ArcelorMittal
Alexey Mordashov, Severstal JSC
Shoji Muneoka, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Paolo Rocca, Techint Group
Lejiang Xu, Baosteel Group Corporation
Xiaogang Zhang, Anshan Iron & Steel Group Corporation
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 Mt) per annum)
Emirates Steel Industries Company PJC, represented by Mr Saeed Al Romaithi
ILVA S.P.A., represented by Mr Federico Bondi
RIVA FORNI ELETTRICI S.P.A., represented by Mr Cesare Federico Riva
Associate Members (steel companies producing less than 2 million short tons (1.8 Mt) per annum)
Usha Martin Limited, represented by Prashant Jhawar
Walia Steel Industry plc, represented by Mr Sisay Tefaye Bekele
Visa Steel Limited, represented by Mr Vishal Agarwal
Affiliated members (steel related associations, federations, and research organisations)
American Institute of Steel Construction, represented by Mr John Cross
Azerbaijani Society of Metallurgists, represented by Mr Goshgar Ismayil
Note:
• The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world. worldsteel represents approximately 170 steel producers (including 17 of the world’s 20 largest steel companies), national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. worldsteel members represent around 85% of world steel production.