TV Narendran Elected as Worldsteel Chairman
By Rediff Money Desk, New Delhi Oct 15, 2024 16:38
Tata Steel MD and CEO TV Narendran becomes the second Indian to head the World Steel Association, following Sajjan Jindal. Learn more about the election and the organization's mission.
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Global body World Steel Association (worldsteel) on Tuesday said it has elected Tata Steel MD and CEO Thachat Viswanath Narendran as its chairman.
He is the second Indian to be elected to the post after JSW Group Chairman Sajjan Jindal, who was elected as worldsteel Chairman in 2021.
Ugur Dalbeler, Colakoglu Metalurji AS, and Leon Topalian, President and CEO of Nucor Corporation have been elected as Vice Chair, the Brussels-based body said.
Narendran has also been appointed as a member of the 17-member Executive Committee, along with Jindal, ArcelorMittal Executive Chairman LN Mittal, Topalian and Dalbeler, the association said.
Other members include Abdulqader Al-Mubarak CEO, Saudi Iron & Steel Company (HADEED), David Burritt President and CEO, United States Steel Corporation, In Hwa Chang Chairman, POSCO Holdings, and Masayuki Hirose President & CEO, JFE Steel Corporation.
Besides, HU Wangming Chairman, China Baowu Steel Group Corporation, Tadashi Imai Representative Director, President and COO, Nippon Steel Corporation, Andre Bier Gerdau Johannpeter Executive Vice Chairman, Gerdau SA, Paolo Rocca President and CEO, Techint Group, YU Yong Chairman, HBIS Group Co, Ltd and Hubert Zajicek Member of the Board, CEO of Steel Division, voestalpine AG were among those elected to the committee.
worldsteel members represent approximately 85 per cent of the world's steel production, including over 160 steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations and steel research institutes.
He is the second Indian to be elected to the post after JSW Group Chairman Sajjan Jindal, who was elected as worldsteel Chairman in 2021.
Ugur Dalbeler, Colakoglu Metalurji AS, and Leon Topalian, President and CEO of Nucor Corporation have been elected as Vice Chair, the Brussels-based body said.
Narendran has also been appointed as a member of the 17-member Executive Committee, along with Jindal, ArcelorMittal Executive Chairman LN Mittal, Topalian and Dalbeler, the association said.
Other members include Abdulqader Al-Mubarak CEO, Saudi Iron & Steel Company (HADEED), David Burritt President and CEO, United States Steel Corporation, In Hwa Chang Chairman, POSCO Holdings, and Masayuki Hirose President & CEO, JFE Steel Corporation.
Besides, HU Wangming Chairman, China Baowu Steel Group Corporation, Tadashi Imai Representative Director, President and COO, Nippon Steel Corporation, Andre Bier Gerdau Johannpeter Executive Vice Chairman, Gerdau SA, Paolo Rocca President and CEO, Techint Group, YU Yong Chairman, HBIS Group Co, Ltd and Hubert Zajicek Member of the Board, CEO of Steel Division, voestalpine AG were among those elected to the committee.
worldsteel members represent approximately 85 per cent of the world's steel production, including over 160 steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations and steel research institutes.
Source: PTI
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