The Board of Directors of the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) has elected the following new officers:
Chairman: Akio Mimura, Representative Director and President,
Nippon Steel Corporation
Vice Chairmen:
Kirby C. Adams, Managing Director & CEO, BlueScope Steel Limited
Guy Dollé, Chief Executive Officer, Arcelor
The new officers were elected for one year, until October 2005. The Board of Directors met on the first day of IISI’s 38th Annual Conference in Istanbul, Turkey.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, the Secretary General of IISI, Mr Ian Christmas thanked Kirby C. Adams, IISI Chairman for 2003/2004, for his support and direction over the past year. Mr Christmas welcomed Mr Mimura as the new Chairman and Mr Dollé and Mr Adams as Vice Chairman.
The Board of Directors also elected the 2004/2005 Executive Committee. The Executive Committee members are:
Kirby C. Adams, Managing Director & CEO, BlueScope Steel Limited
Ian Christmas, Secretary General, IISI
Daniel R. DiMicco, President and CEO, Nucor Corporation
Guy Dollé, Chief Executive Officer, Arcelor
Dr Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter, President, Gerdau SA
Dr.-Ing. Jürgen R. Grossmann, Chief Executive Officer, Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH
Ku-Taek Lee, Chairman & CEO, POSCO
Professor Dr Ulrich Middelmann, Chairman of the Executive Board, ThyssenKrupp Steel AG
Akio Mimura, Representative Director and President, Nippon Steel Corporation
Lakshmi N. Mittal, Chairman & CEO, The LNM Group
B. Muthuraman, Managing Director, The Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO)
Dr Paolo Rocca, President, Techint Group
Dr.-Ing. Francisco Rubiralta, Chairman and CEO, CELSA Steel Group
Fumio Sudo, President & Chief Executive Officer, JFE Steel Corporation
John P. Surma, President and Chief Executive Officer, United States Steel Corporation. |