| FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, April 16, 2007 — (NASDAQ: STLD) Today Steel
Dynamics announced changes in its management structure, effective May 1,
to align operations management under two new business groups, each
headed by an executive vice president. The company also announced the
creation of a new corporate strategic planning and business development
office, also headed by an executive vice president. Under the new
structure, Keith E. Busse, formerly President and CEO, is appointed
Chairman and CEO. These and other organizational changes are designed to
enhance the company’s flexibility in pursuit of current and future
growth opportunities.
Since the acquisition of Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation in April
2006, six operating vice presidents as well as various corporate
functions have reported directly to Mr. Busse as President and CEO.
Under the new management structure, all operating units will report to
two executive vice presidents, who will in turn report to Mr. Busse. The
Chief Financial Officer and other corporate functions will also
continue to report to Mr. Busse.
Executive Appointments
Mark Millett is appointed to the position of Executive Vice President of
SDI, and President and Chief Operating Officer for Flat Rolled Steels
and Ferrous Resources. Millett will be in charge of flat-rolled steel
products, metals recycling, ferrous technologies, and mining and
minerals. As the head of this business group, Millett will be
responsible for the following current operations and functions: The SDI
Flat Roll Division, Iron Dynamics, Shredded Products, LLC, Mesabi
Nugget, and corporate Ferrous Resources and Logistics. His
responsibilities will also include the development of certain other
planned projects, including direct iron reduction and additional scrap
processing operations.
Dick Teets is appointed to the position of Executive Vice President
of SDI, and President and Chief Operating Officer for Steel Shapes and
Building Products. As the head of this business group, Teets will be
responsible for the company’s operations that make long steel products,
specialty steel products, and fabricated steel products. Currently,
these operations are the Structural and Rail Division, the Engineered
Bar Products Division, the Roanoke Bar Division, Steel of West Virginia,
Inc., and New Millennium Building Systems, LLC.
Millett, 47, and Teets, 51, co-founded Steel Dynamics with Keith
Busse in 1993. Both are directors of the company. Since 1998, Millett
has served as Vice President and General Manager of the Flat Roll
Division. He holds a bachelor’s degree in metallurgy from the University
of Surrey, England. Since 1998, Teets has held the position of Vice
President and General Manager of the Structural and Rail Division. He
holds a mechanical engineering degree from Lafayette College and an
M.B.A. from Duquesne University.
Gary Heasley, 42, is appointed to the position of Executive Vice
President for Strategic Planning and Business Development with a focus
on organic growth and mergers and acquisitions. Heasley received a B.S.
degree in business administration from Youngstown State University and
is a Certified Public Accountant. Before joining Steel Dynamics as Vice
President and CFO in 2005, Heasley was a senior vice president and
manager of the Metals Group of KeyBanc Capital Markets and earlier
served as an auditor with Ernst & Young. He will continue to report
to Mr. Busse.
Theresa Wagler, 36, is appointed to the position of Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer. She has served as Vice President and
Corporate Controller since 2005. Wagler earned a B.S. degree in
accounting and systems analysis from Taylor University and is a
Certified Public Accountant. She joined Steel Dynamics in 1998 in
corporate finance and accounting and had previous experience as an
auditor with Ernst & Young.
All of the above executives will be based at the corporate offices of Steel Dynamics in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
“In light of the company’s rapid growth in recent years, and
substantial future growth opportunities, we have re-examined our
organizational structure and concluded that the way forward for Steel
Dynamics is to align management to focus on four key areas: flat steel
products, long steel products, ferrous resources, and downstream
operations,” said Keith Busse. “The new organization provides specific
executive oversight for each area, including greater flexibility for
Mark, Dick, and Gary to address business development and related
projects, while assigning to others the responsibilities for ongoing
division operations. The new structure also allows Mark, Dick, and Gary
to prepare for potentially greater future responsibilities and provides
career opportunities for a number of the company’s talented managers as
they take on new responsibilities.”
Division Management Appointments
The company also announced that three experienced SDI managers have been assigned new division management responsibilities.
Glenn Pushis, 41, is appointed to the position of Vice President and
General Manager of the Flat Roll Division at Butler, Indiana. Pushis has
served as vice president and general manager of the Engineered Bar
Products Division since 2003, overseeing the refurbishing and start-up
of the SBQ mill in Pittsboro, Indiana. Prior to that, he held
engineering and management positions at the Flat Roll mill, including
manager of the Cold Finishing Mill. Pushis holds a B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering Technology from Purdue University and joined Steel Dynamics
in 1994 as a mechanical engineer.
John Nolan, 55, is appointed to the position of Vice President and
General Manager of the Structural and Rail Division at Columbia City,
Indiana. Nolan joined the company in sales in 1994 and has served as
Vice President of Marketing and Sales since 1997, a corporate position
whose responsibilities will now be handled solely by the divisions. He
has more than 30 years’ experience in the steel industry and holds a
B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from Lafayette College.
Barry Schneider, 38, is appointed to the position of Vice President
and General Manager of the Engineered Bar Products Division at
Pittsboro, Indiana. Since 2003, Schneider has served as manager of the
Flat Roll Division’s Cold Finishing Mill. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and has held a
variety of engineering, supervisory, and management positions since he
joined the company in 1995 as a mechanical engineer.
Corporate Appointments
The following managers are being promoted to the position of vice
president in the corporate finance group, both reporting to the chief
financial officer.
Thomas Hartman, 42, is appointed Vice President and Corporate
Controller. Hartman joined Steel Dynamics in 1994 as corporate tax
manager and has served as controller of the Flat Roll Division since
1998. A Certified Public Accountant, he had prior accounting experience
with Ernst & Young and holds a B.S. in accounting from Manchester
College.
Mary Fink, 52, is promoted to Vice President of Tax and Benefits.
Fink joined Steel Dynamics in 1999 as corporate tax manager. She also
administers SDI’s employee benefits plans and acts as SDI’s Indiana
government liaison. Fink is a Certified Public Accountant with previous
experience in public accounting and in corporate tax with the Mayflower
Group and DePuy Inc. She holds a B.S. in accounting from Indiana
University.
Contact:
Fred Warner, Investor Relations Manager
(260) 969-3564 or fax (260) 969-3590
f.warner@steeldynamics.com |