For Immediate Release
May 5, 2010
NUCOR’S DANIEL R. DIMICCO ELECTED NEW
AISI CHAIRMAN
Will Work to Advance AISI’s
Pro-manufacturing Agenda
Washington,
D.C. – The Board of
Directors of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has elected
Daniel R. DiMicco, chairman, president and CEO of Nucor Corporation, to
serve as chairman of the Institute until May of 2011.
“Dan brings a strong commitment to advancing the
Institute’s pro-manufacturing agenda at a time when we are facing
major policy issues in Washington that have great impact for our
industry,” AISI President and CEO Thomas J. Gibson said.
“Dan’s energy, and his leadership and advocacy skills, will
serve greatly toward making our voice resonate on Capitol Hill and
toward mobilizing our industry’s grass roots power.”
The appointment was made by the AISI Board of Directors during the
May 2 meeting. DiMicco succeeds James L. Wainscott,
chairman, president and CEO of AK Steel Corporation, who had been
serving as chairman of AISI since January, 2009.
“We greatly appreciate Jim Wainscott’s service to AISI,
particularly during very challenging times for our industry and for the
global economy,” Gibson said. “His recognition
with receipt of the Gary Medal-- the Institute’s highest
honor--says volumes about Jim’s contributions to the industry, his
commitment and his character.” DiMicco and the
Institute honored Wainscott with the Gary Medal during the AISI 2010
General Meeting, held this week in Boca Raton, Florida.
In his role as chairman, DiMicco will be a leading spokesman for the
industry on issues such as the need to strengthen pro-manufacturing
public policies as part of America’s economic
revitalization and maintaining the competitiveness of the North American
steel industry. He previously served as chairman of the
Institute’s Policy and Planning Committee, as well as its Finance
Committee.
During his Chairman’s Address at the AISI annual meeting,
DiMicco challenged fellow industry executives to “join in the
battle. Our policy goals won’t be achieved on their
own,” he said. “It will require taking an aggressive
stand on key issues, activating our industry’s grass roots power
more effectively than we have done in the past, and responding with a
strong and unified voice to misguided policies.”
DiMicco has served the steel industry for 35 years, beginning in 1975
with Republic Steel Corporation in Cleveland, Ohio, where he began as a research
metallurgist and project leader. He joined Nucor in November,
1982, as plant metallurgist and manager of quality control for its
Plymouth, Utah facility.
In 1991, Dan became General Manager of the Nucor-Yamato joint venture
in Blytheville,
Arkansas and became Vice
President in January 1992. He became Executive Vice President in
September 1999. He became President and Chief Executive Officer in
September 2000 and was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in May
2006.
DiMicco holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, metallurgy
and materials science from Brown University, and a Master of Science degree
from the University of Pennsylvania.
Nucor and affiliates are manufacturers of steel products, with
operating facilities primarily in the U.S. and Canada. Products
produced include: carbon and alloy steel – in bars, beams, sheet
and plate; steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; fabricated
concrete reinforcing steel; cold finished steel; steel fasteners; metal
building systems; light gauge steel framing; steel grating and expanded
metal; and wire an wire mesh. Nucor is North
America’s largest recycler.
AISI serves as the voice of the North American steel industry in the
public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace
as the preferred material of choice. AISI also plays a lead role
in the development and application of new steels and steelmaking
technology. AISI is comprised of 25 member companies, including
integrated and electric furnace steelmakers, and 138 associate and
affiliate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel
industry. AISI's member companies represent over 70 percent of
both U.S. and North American steel
capacity. For more news about steel and its applications, view
AISI’s Web site at www.steel.org.
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