Roeland Baan,
Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Steel Europe
Mr. Baan is Chief Executive Officer for Mittal Steel Europe. He joined the company
in August 2004 and previously was CEO for Mittal Steel’s central and eastern European operations. He joined Mittal Steel from the global conglomerate SHV Holdings, which lists metals recycling amongst its non-core activities. He spent eight years as a member of the Energy Divisions Executive Committee and was responsible for developing and executing the Group's strategy across a number of key regions including Europe, South America and the Mediterranean rim. Prior to this, Mr. Baan spent 16 years with Shell, where he held a number of positions worldwide. He holds a Masters Degree in Economics from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.
Lutz Bandusch
Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Steel Hamburg
Mr. Bandusch is the Chief Executive Officer of Mittal Steel Hamburg in Germany. He was previously General Manager of the DR and Steel Plant at Mittal Steel Hamburg. Mr. Bandusch joined Mittal Steel Hamburg in 1994 and held various positions before his appointment as General Manager in 2001. Mr. Bandusch is actively involved in the Group’s Knowledge Management Programme and has made suggestions for improving operational performance at various Mittal Steel EAF operations.
Vijay K. Bhatnagar,
Chief Operating Officer, Mittal Steel Temirtau
Mr. Bhatnagar is the Chief Operating Officer of Mittal Steel Temirtau. Prior to his current position, Mr. Bhatnagar was Managing Director of Mittal Steel Lazaro Cardenas, a post he held from October 2002. He has over 34 years of experience in the aluminium and electronics industries. He is a metallurgical engineer by qualification and worked in various line and staff positions at INDAL (erstwhile ALCAN subsidiary) in India for over 31 years. He later became the Joint Managing Director and then the Managing Director of AT&S Indian operations (a subsidiary of AT&S AG Austria) and worked in these positions from 1999 until 2002.
Nawal K. Choudhary,
Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Steel Temirtau
Dr. Choudhary is the Chief Executive Officer of Mittal Steel Temirtau in Kazakhstan, a position he has held since January 2002. Dr. Choudhary started his career as a mining engineer in the Bhilai Steel Plant, India, in 1964. In 1984 he moved to India's largest public sector aluminium company, National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco). In 1992 he joined Indian Aluminium Company Ltd, or INDAL, as Chief Engineer New Projects, to lead the Utkal Alumina Project - a World Class Mega Project. From 1992 to 1998 he worked in various senior positions like the Director and Chief Executive of Utkal Alumina India Ltd and Director and Group President, Smelter, Chemicals & Power. In December 1997 Dr. Choudhary was appointed as a Director of the INDAL Board and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. In October 1998 he assumed the position of Managing Director, Operations of INDAL. In April 1999 Dr. Choudhary was also appointed as independent Chairman of the Board of Directors of Utkal Alumina International Limited - a joint venture project undertaken by INDAL, Norsk Hydro of Norway and Alcan Aluminium of Canada.
Frantisek Chowaniec,
Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Steel Poland and Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Mittal Steel Ostrava
Mr. Chowaniec is the Chief Executive Officer of Mittal Steel Poland. He was also previously CEO of Mittal Steel Ostrava and is now Vice Chairman of Mittal Steel Ostrava’s Supervisory Board. He has over 35 years experience in the running and management of the steel industry. Mr. Chowaniec graduated from the Metallurgical Faculty of VSB Ostrava and graduated from a Post-graduate Manager Course at the University of North Florida.
Davinder Chugh,
Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Steel South Africa
Mr. Chugh is the Chief Executive Officer of Mittal Steel South Africa and has over
25 years experience in the steel industry, in particular materials purchasing, logistics, warehousing and shipping. Prior to being appointed Chief Executive, Mr. Chugh held the position of Commercial Director since May 2002. Before joining Mittal Steel South Africa he was vice president of purchasing at Ispat Europe Group (now Mittal Steel Europe). Mr. Chugh has been with the Company since 1995 and successfully integrated the materials management functions at newly acquired plants in Hamburg, Duisburg, France, Romania and Algeria. Prior to this, he held several senior positions at the Steel Authority India Limited in New Delhi, India. He holds degrees in science and law and has a Master's Degree in Business Administration.
Denis Fraser,
Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, Mittal Canada
Mr. Fraser joined Mittal Canada in February 1999 as Commercial Director, Wire Rod, and was until April 2002, General Manager of the Wire Rod business unit. Mr. Fraser holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique and an MBA in Finance and Accountancy from McGill University. In his 19-year career with a major oil company prior to joining Mittal Steel, he held several key positions in operations, sales and marketing.
Sanjay Kumar,
Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Steel Annaba & Mittal Steel Tebessa
Mr. Kumar joined Mittal Steel in September 2002 and was appointed CEO of its Algerian operations in August 2004. Prior to this position, he was responsible for the Commercial activities of Mittal Steel Ostrava in the Czech Republic, and later for Mittal Steel Poland. He is an MBA graduate from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and an alumni of the Indian Institutes of Technology, Kharagpur and Bombay. He has over 25 years experience in the chemicals and steel industries, including 4 years at Foseco, 14 years at the Indian subsidiary of Unilever and 9 years at the Thapar Group company, BILT, in various positions of sales and marketing, operations and business development.
John Kuriyan,
Managing Director, Mittal Steel Point Lisas
Mr. Kuriyan is the Managing Director of Mittal Steel Lisas and has over 31 years experience in engineering, manufacturing and general management in the steel and tyre industry. Prior to his current position, he was Director General of Servicios Siderúrgicos Integrados, S.A. de C.V., a subsidiary of Mittal Steel Lazaro Cardenas. He has also served as Senior Vice President, Manufacturing at Dunlop India Limited and as President and CEO of Falcon Tyres Limited. He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology and holds a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a Postgraduate from the same institute in Industrial Engineering.
Bernard Laupretre,
Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Steel Gandrange and Tréfileurope
Mr. Laupretre is Chief Executive Officer at both Mittal Steel Gandrange and Tréfileurope. Mr. Laupretre has served as CEO of Tréfileurope, a wire drawing company and subsidiary of Mittal Steel Germany GmbH, since September 2002. He has additionally been responsible for overseeing operations at SMR since 2004. Mr. Laupretre has given Tréfileurope an enhanced customer and cost focus as well as improved its market positioning. He joined the Company in February 1990 and has held various senior management positions.
Richard Leblanc,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Canada Inc.
Mr. Leblanc is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mittal Canada Inc., and has approximately 36 years of experience in the steel industry. Mr. Leblanc spent
18 years in various senior management positions at Stelco Inc. before joining Sidbec (now Mittal Canada Inc.) in 1987 as Vice-President, Production. He became President and Chief Executive Officer in 1996. Mr. Leblanc is a Director of the American Iron and Steel Institute and the Canadian Steel Producers Association. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Laval University in Quebec, Canada.
Gregor Munstermann,
Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Steel Ostrava
Mr. Munstermann is the Chief Executive Officer of Mittal Steel Ostrava. Prior to this
he was Chief Executive Officer at Mittal Steel Hamburg, a position he held since
March 2001. He has over 16 years experience in the steel industry. His previous positions include General Manager of the Steel Plant and the Direct Reduction Plant.
Mr. Munstermann holds a Diploma at University Clausthal-Zellerfeld.
Gerhard Renz,
Chief Operating Officer, Mittal Steel Europe
Mr. Renz is the Chief Operating Officer of Mittal Steel Europe and has over 31 years of experience in the steel industry. Mr. Renz formerly worked as the Managing Director of Ispat Hamburger Stahlwerke (now Mittal Steel Hamburg). Mr. Renz is a board member of Verein Deutsche Eisenhuttenleute, Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl and the European Iron and Steel Institute. He holds
a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
Louis Schorsch,
Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Steel USA
Prior to the merger between Mittal Steel and ISG, Dr. Schorsch was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ispat Inland where he was responsible for significant improvement sin the companies operational performance. Mr. Schorsch has over 26 years of experience in consulting and managerial roles predominantly relating to the steel industry. Prior to joining Ispat Inland in October 2003, Dr. Schorsch held various
senior positions in the consulting and e-commerce sectors. His immediate previous assignments have been as President and Chief Executive Officer of GSX.Com Inc.
and Principal at McKinsey & Company, where he worked from 1985 until 2000.
While at McKinsey, he was a co-leader of the firm's metals practice. Dr. Schorsch has published numerous articles in such publications as Business Week and Challenge and has also co-authored a book on steel titled "Upheaval in a Basic Industry".
KAP Singh,
Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Steel Galati
Mr. Singh is Chief Executive Officer of Mittal Steel Galati. He was previously
Chief Operating Officer at both Mittal Steel Poland and Mittal Steel Ostrava. He joined Mittal Steel in 1999 as Executive Director, Operations at Mittal Steel Lazaro Cardenas and was elevated in 2000 to CEO. He moved to Mittal Steel Ostrava in 2002 as COO and a member of the Management Board, to oversee all operational aspects of the business. He was appointed COO at Mittal Steel Poland in 2004 and played a major part in the successful turnaround of both CEE operations.
Bernd Webersinke,
Managing Director, Mittal Steel Hochfeld and Mittal Steel Ruhrort
Mr. Webersinke has been Managing Director of Mittal Steel Hochfeld since 1997 and Mittal Steel Ruhrort since 1999, and has over 26 years of experience in the steel industry. Prior to his current position, he worked as General Manager in production and maintenance at Ispat Hamburger Stahlwerke (now Mittal Steel Hamburg). Mr. Webersinke is a Board Member of Germany’s Steel-Makers Association (VDEh). He is a metallurgical engineer by qualification.
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