JSW Steel has appointed Robert Simon (Rob) as the Chief Executive Officer of JSW USA, the company announced on March 6.
Simon will lead the overall business comprising slab, coil, pipe and plate production and sales at Baytown and Mingo Junction. He will report to the Boards of both the subsidiary companies of JSW Steel.
Parth Jindal, Director of JSW USA said “Rob Simon’s experience in improving and managing businesses throughout the steel industry will help us scale JSW USA to newer heights in achieving our purpose in making high quality steel products that are Made & Melted in America.”
Jayant Acharya, Joint MD and CEO of JSW Steel, said Rob joins at a crucial time as the firm continues to upgrade JSW USA operations.
JSW USA houses the USA business operations of JSW Steel, the flagship business of the diversified US$ 23 billion JSW Group.
Prior to joining JSW USA, Rob consulted with several companies including OmniTrax in Denver Colorado. He has also served on the Executive Committee and as Chairman of the Steel Manufacturers Association in the USA and as a Board Member of the American Institute of Steel Construction.
He is an industrial engineer from West Virginia University and began his career as a Production Manager, and eventually as General Manager for Oregon Brass Works.
He held several key positions at Evraz North America’s Rocky Mountain Steel Mills eventually becoming the Vice-President and General Manager and later the Executive Vice-President for the company’s Tubular Division.
“Rob’s career then expanded to Steel Dynamics, taking the role of Vice-President Structural Products, where he led the organisation through a recovery from the financial crisis re-establishing a strong presence in the company's markets while also developing a significant presence in new markets,” JSW Steel said in its statement, adding that he later accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer for the newly formed Bayou Steel Group.
JSW Steel shares were trading 1.65% lower at ₹806.05 on BSE at 10:54 am.
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