worldsteel elects new officers and welcomes new members
16 October 2023 Shanghai, China
The Board of Members of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) has elected the following Executive Board of Directors for the 2023/2024 period. The individuals on the Executive Board of Directors will hold office for one year:
- Chairman – Leon TOPALIAN, President & Chief Executive Officer, Nucor Corporation
- Vice-Chairman – Thachat Viswanath NARENDRAN, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Tata Steel
- Vice-Chairman – Jeong-Woo CHOI, CEO, POSCO Holdings
- Treasurer – Mark VASSELLA, Managing Director & CEO, BlueScope Steel Limited
- Chairman of worldstainless – Timoteo DI MAULO, CEO, Aperam
The Board of Members has also elected the 2023/2024 Executive Committee:
- Salah AL-ANSARI – President, HADEED, Saudi Iron & Steel Company (a SABIC affiliate)
- David BURRITT – President and Chief Executive Officer, United States Steel Corporation
- Jeong-Woo CHOI – CEO, POSCO Holdings
- Uğur DALBELER – CEO, Çolakoğlu Metalurji A.Ş.
- Eiji HASHIMOTO – Representative Director and President, Nippon Steel Corporation
- HU Wangming – Chairman, China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited
- Sajjan JINDAL – Chairman and Managing Director, JSW Steel Limited
- André Bier Gerdau JOHANNPETER – Executive Vice Chairman, Gerdau S.A.
- Yoshihisa KITANO – President & CEO, JFE Steel Corporation
- Lakshmi N. MITTAL – Executive Chairman, ArcelorMittal
- Alexey A. MORDASHOV – Chairman of the Board of Directors, Severstal (PAO) (passive member)
- Thachat Viswanath NARENDRAN – Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Tata Steel
- Paolo ROCCA – President and CEO, Techint Group
- Leon TOPALIAN – President & Chief Executive Officer, Nucor Corporation
- YU Yong – Chairman, HBIS Group Co., Ltd.
- Hubert ZAJICEK – Member of the Board, CEO of Steel Division, voestalpine AG
- Edwin BASSON, Director General, World Steel Association (worldsteel), as Secretary
The Board of Members has also welcomed the following steel producer as a regular member:
- ARFA Iron and Steel Company (Iran), represented by Mojtaba Mehri NEJAD
- Saarloha Advanced Materials Private Limited (India), represented by Ravindra Kumar GOYAL
The following is welcomed as an affiliated member:
- ResponsibleSteel (Australia), represented by Annie HEATON
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Notes- The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world, with members in every major steel-producing country. worldsteel represents steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. Members represent around 85% of global steel production.